There seems to be a concerted effort by the intelligence community to goad U.S. President Donald Trump into attacking Iran by telling him that the regime is ripe for a downfall. Trump has received multiple U.S. intelligence reports indicating that the Iranian government’s position is weakening, the New York Times reported on Jan. 27, citing “several people familiar with the information.” “These reports signal that the Iranian government’s hold on power is at its weakest point since the shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution,” the Times claims.