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财长斯科特·贝森特称伊朗正处于“死亡螺旋”，其选择正迅速收窄
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发布于 2026年9月2日 美国东部夏令时中午12:53
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当地时间周二晚间，唐纳德·特朗普总统重燃关于伊朗政权更迭的猜测，公开询问伊朗民众何时会“奋起反抗”，而他的政府正加大对伊朗的军事和经济施压，美国官员称伊朗政府正变得愈发脆弱。
“我不是要把伊朗逼到谈判桌前，”特朗普周二在Truth社交平台上写道，“我现在更喜欢我们的处境，我们几乎完全控制了霍尔木兹海峡，而他们的经济彻底崩溃了。”
“他们只是在走向不可避免的结局，”特朗普补充道，“伊朗民众何时会奋起反抗？”
伊朗政权更迭讨论死灰复燃，特朗普称在美军空袭背景下德黑兰“想要会面”
在美联社获得的这张照片中，抗议者在伊朗德黑兰举行反政府抗议活动时高呼口号，2026年1月8日，周四。（UGC via AP）
周三晚些时候，当福克斯新闻记者彼得·杜西问及特朗普如果希望伊朗民众“奋起反抗”，是否会派遣中央情报局为他们提供武器时，特朗普强化了他的表态。
“我很想告诉你，但这不适合公开谈论，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室回应道。
特朗普表示，他理解伊朗民众为何没有大规模奋起反抗，他辩称抗议者面临着政府的致命镇压。
“大多数国家不会像这样屠杀本国人民。大多数国家在对话时会尝试讲道理，然后可能会发生政权更迭。但在伊朗，他们杀人……他们直接朝人们的眉心开枪。他们有两种方式：机枪和狙击手……他们更喜欢狙击手，因为只要有20万人群，一个人眉心中弹倒下，他们就会派三名狙击手执行任务。这是一件可怕的事情，”他说。
“所以这就是反抗没有发生的原因，”总统补充道，“但谁又能责怪他们呢？谁又能责怪他们呢？但政权正一天天变弱……总有一天，他们不会再轻易开枪了，因为我认为民众不会再忍受下去了，”特朗普说，“但我确实提出了这个问题，因为你知道，是时候了。”
伊朗政权会崩溃吗？专家评估贝森特切断伊朗经济生命线的举措
抗议者聚集在一起，车辆被点燃，伊朗反政府动乱愈演愈烈，这是2026年1月9日发布的社交媒体视频截图中的画面。（社交媒体/路透社）
财长斯科特·贝森特周一在讲话中将伊朗描述为处于“死亡螺旋”中，并称经济施压正在迅速缩小伊朗政府的选择空间。
“他们惊慌失措。他们诉诸武力行动，因为他们在经济上受到挤压，”贝森特在接受福克斯商业频道记者埃德·劳伦斯采访时表示。
贝森特表示，伊朗最终可能面临三种结局之一：“要么伊斯兰革命卫队内讧，要么民众起来反抗他们，要么他们会回到谈判桌，想要达成一份他们能够信守的协议。”
“他们正处于垂死挣扎之中，”他补充道，将伊朗的恶化比作“先是缓慢，然后迅速”的破产。
美国国防民主基金会高级研究员、前财政部制裁官员米亚德·马莱基告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，美国政府无需在入侵伊朗推翻政权与与德黑兰达成另一项协议之间做出选择。
“很明显，美国政府不再从事政权更迭的勾当，”马莱基说，“而且我认为很明显，我们不会派遣地面部队入侵伊朗。而且我认为我们不需要这么做。”
直击德黑兰：伊朗民众描述伊斯兰革命卫队的残暴统治与贫困——请求特朗普“坚持到底”
2026年1月9日，伊朗民众在德黑兰举行抗议活动时堵塞街道。（MAHSA / 中东图片社/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
相反，马莱基主张华盛顿应该“遏制这个政权，切断其经济生命线，赋予伊朗民众权力”，并为伊朗国内的另一波抗议浪潮做好准备。
“我们需要准备好以能够赋予伊朗民众权力的方式支持他们，让他们夺回政府，”他说，并强调确保抗议者能够接入互联网以便他们沟通、动员并表达诉求的重要性。
马莱基称伊朗领导层处于1979年伊斯兰革命以来最脆弱的状态，并辩称伊朗进一步的军事升级可能会加深其脆弱性，而非恢复已失去的影响力。
这场辩论之际，伊朗国内不断有地方性经济抗议的报道传出。
特朗普称伊朗“完蛋了”——专家指出德黑兰濒临边缘的真实信号
2026年4月28日，一名伊朗女性在伊朗德黑兰的当地市场购物。（马吉德·阿斯加里普尔/WANA（西亚新闻社）via 路透社）
伊朗流亡反对派联盟全国抵抗委员会周二表示，8月31日，工人、退休人员、司机和求职年轻人在多个城市举行抗议。该组织声称安全部队在加奇萨兰和阿瓦士向求职者开枪，并报道了多起因欠薪、通货膨胀、燃料短缺和工作条件引发的抗议活动。福克斯新闻数字频道尚未独立核实这些具体说法。
伊朗问题分析师本尼·萨卜蒂也告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，日益恶化的生活条件可能成为更广泛动乱的催化剂。“人们在挨饿，”萨卜蒂说，他预测伊朗人会“再次走上街头”。
“饥饿是一种羞辱，”他说，并辩称经济绝望最终可能会压倒对政府安全机构的恐惧。
随着军事升级大幅升级，政治赌注也在上升。据美国中央司令部消息，美军周二再次发动空袭，打击伊朗的防空系统、雷达设施、海上资产和布雷能力，而伊朗则以导弹和无人机袭击报复该地区的美军目标。
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2026年1月8日，民众在伊朗德黑兰举行抗议活动。自去年12月以来，抗议活动持续不断，起因是通货膨胀飙升和里亚尔贬值，并已扩展为要求政治变革的更广泛诉求。（匿名/盖蒂图片社）
但对特朗普而言，周二晚间的发帖表明，问题可能不再仅仅是经济压力是否会让德黑兰回到谈判桌——而是如果谈判不成，伊朗国内会发生什么。
埃夫拉特（埃菲）·拉赫特是福克斯新闻数字频道的记者，拥有超过15年报道冲突、全球事务、人权和政治问责的经验。她执导并制作了200多段纪录片片段，足迹遍布40多个国家，记录冲突、人道主义危机、腐败、人口贩运、基于性别的暴力以及重大世界事件背后的人文故事。
拉赫特的报道带她进入中东、欧洲、亚洲和非洲的冲突地带和危机区域。她的工作包括揭露人口贩运网络、揭露叙利亚境内的ISIS地下酷刑监狱、记录乌克兰战争以及采访高级政治人物和世界各国领导人。她也是战争开始后进入俄罗斯的西方记者之一，带回了普京反对派的证词。拉赫特曾获得2022年佩雷斯和平中心奖，是2023-2024年密歇根大学奈特-华莱士新闻奖学金获得者。她还曾两次获得洛克沃尔优秀报道奖。她拥有传播学学士学位和政治学硕士学位。
Trump revives Iran regime change speculation with cryptic call for people to ‘rise up’
2026-09-02T12:53:24-04:00 / Fox News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Iran as being in a ‘death spiral’ with its options rapidly narrowing
By Efrat Lachter Fox News
Published September 2, 2026 12:53pm EDT
Iran economy ‘on the verge of collapse’ as tensions with US escalate
Miad Maleki, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, tells Fox News Digital that mounting economic pressure could push Iran to escalate in an effort to force Washington back to the negotiating table. Photos credit: Reuters/Getty
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President Donald Trump revived speculation over regime change in Iran Tuesday night, openly asking when Iranians would “rise up and fight” as his administration intensified military and economic pressure on a government US officials say is increasingly vulnerable.
“I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday. “I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing.”
“They are just playing out the inevitable,” Trump added. “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?”
IRAN REGIME CHANGE TALK RESURFACES AS TRUMP SAYS TEHRAN ‘WANTS TO MEET’ AMID US STRIKES
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, protesters chant slogans during an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.(UGC via AP)
Trump sharpened those remarks later Wednesday when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked whether he would send the CIA to arm Iranians if he wants them to “rise up and fight.”
“I’d love to tell you that, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to say,” Trump responded from the Oval Office.
Trump said he understood why Iranians have not risen in larger numbers, arguing that protesters face deadly repression from the government.
“Most people can’t kill their own people like that. Most people try and reason when they talk. And then there might be an overthrow. In Iran, they kill people. … They shoot them right between the eyes. They have two forms: machine guns and snipers. … They like the snipers better because all they do is have a crowd of 200,000 people, and a person goes down here right between the eyes, and they’ll have three snipers doing it. And, it’s a horrible thing to watch,” he said.
“So that’s why it’s not happening,” the president added, “And who can blame them? Who can blame them? But the regime is getting weaker by the day… And at some point, they’re not going to be able to shoot so easily because I think the people aren’t going to take it,” Trump said. “But I did pose that question because, you know, it would be time.”
COULD IRAN’S REGIME COLLAPSE? EXPERTS ASSESS BESSENT’S BID TO SEVER FINANCIAL LIFELINES
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on Jan. 9, 2026.(Social Media/via Reuters)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Iran as being in a “death spiral” during remarks Monday, arguing that economic pressure was rapidly narrowing the government’s options.
“They are panicked. They are resorting to kinetic because they are getting squeezed economically,” Bessent told Ed Lawrence on Fox Business.
Bessent said Iran could eventually face one of three outcomes: “Either the IRGC are going to turn on each other, the people are going to turn on them, or they are going to come to the table and want to do a deal that they can stick with.”
“They are in the death throes,” he added, comparing Iran’s deterioration to bankruptcy occurring “slowly, then quickly.”
Miad Maleki, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Treasury sanctions official, told Fox News Digital that Washington does not need to choose between invading Iran to overthrow the government and striking another agreement with Tehran.
“It’s very clear U.S. government is not in the business of regime change anymore,” Maleki said. “And I think it’s very clear that we’re not going to have boots on the ground to invade Iran. And I don’t think we need that.”
INSIDE TEHRAN: IRANIANS DESCRIBE IRGC’S BRUTAL RULE, POVERTY — ASK TRUMP TO ‘STAY THE COURSE’
Iranians block a street while gathering during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9.(MAHSA / Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Instead, Maleki argued Washington should “contain this regime, cut off its economic lifelines, empower the Iranian people” and prepare for another wave of demonstrations inside Iran.
“We need to be prepared to support the Iranian people in a way that they can be empowered and take the government back,” he said, stressing the importance of ensuring protesters maintain access to the internet so they can communicate, mobilize and make their voices heard.
Maleki described Iran’s leadership as the weakest it has been since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and argued that further Iranian military escalation could deepen its vulnerability rather than restore lost leverage.
The debate comes as reports of localized economic protests continue to emerge from inside Iran.
TRUMP SAYS IRAN IS ‘DEAD’ — EXPERTS POINT TO THE REAL SIGN TEHRAN IS NEARING THE BRINK
An Iranian woman shops in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026.(Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, an exiled Iranian opposition coalition, said Tuesday that workers, retirees, drivers and job-seeking young people demonstrated in several cities on Aug. 31. The group alleged security forces opened fire on job seekers in Gachsaran and Ahvaz and reported separate demonstrations over unpaid wages, inflation, fuel shortages and working conditions. Those specific claims have not been independently verified by Fox News Digital.
Iran analyst Benny Sabti also told Fox News Digital that deteriorating living conditions could become a catalyst for broader unrest. “People are hungry,” Sabti said, predicting Iranians would “take the streets again.”
“Hunger is humiliating,” he said, arguing that economic desperation could eventually outweigh fear of the government’s security apparatus.
The political stakes are rising alongside a dramatic military escalation. US forces carried out another wave of strikes Tuesday against Iranian air-defense systems, radar installations, maritime assets and mine-laying capabilities, according to US Central Command, while Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks against US assets across the region.
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People gather during a protest on January 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. Demonstrations have been ongoing since December, triggered by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial, and have expanded into broader demands for political change.(Anonymous/Getty Images)
For Trump, however, Tuesday night’s post suggested the question may no longer be only whether economic pressure brings Tehran back to negotiations — but what happens inside Iran if it does not.
Efrat (Effie) Lachter is a reporter for Fox News Digital with more than 15 years of experience covering conflict, global affairs, human rights and political accountability.She has directed and produced more than 200 documentary segments across more than 40 countries, documenting conflicts, humanitarian crises, corruption, human trafficking, gender-based violence and the human stories behind major world events.
Lachter’s reporting has taken her into conflict zones and crisis areas across the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. Her work has included uncovering human trafficking networks, revealing an ISIS underground torture prison in Syria, documenting the war in Ukraine and interviewing senior political figures and world leaders. She was also among the Western journalists who entered Russia after the war began to bring testimonies from Putin’s opposition. Lachter is the recipient of the 2022 Peres Center for Peace Award and was a 2023–2024 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. She also won two Rockower Awards for Excellence in Reporting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in political science.
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