TED Cruz Says Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela Regimes Could All Collapse Within Six Months [WATCH]

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that it is “entirely possible” the governments in Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela could collapse in the next six months amid strong U.S. pressure and ongoing regional upheaval.

Cruz made the remarks during an interview on Fox News with host Sean Hannity, saying a shift could open the door for governments more aligned with Washington, as reported by The New York Post.

“We are at an extraordinary moment in history,” Cruz said on “Hannity.”

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“It is entirely possible, Sean, that in the next six months, we will see the regimes fall in Iran, in Venezuela, and in Cuba, and we could also see governments replace them that want to be friends with the United States of America.”

Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, added that there are no guarantees and warned of potential complications, but he described the situation as a rare geopolitical moment.

“Now, let me be clear, I’m not being Pollyannish about this; there are a thousand things that can go wrong,” he said.

“But if that happens, this would be the most consequential geopolitical shift since the fall of the Berlin Wall, since America won the Cold War without firing a shot.”

Ted Cruz says the fall of regimes in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba would mark the biggest geopolitical shift since the Berlin Wall, stating President Trump’s leadership is making America safer pic.twitter.com/uBGZAMJR4N

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) February 19, 2026

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The comments come as President Donald Trump has increased pressure on all three nations.

In Venezuela, the U.S. has enforced an oil quarantine and launched military action that included the January 3 Operation Absolute Resolve raid, aimed at capturing strongman Nicolás Maduro.

That action contributed to cutting off Venezuela’s oil supply to Cuba, which in turn has worsened an existing energy shortage and economic crisis on the island.

In Cuba, the United States has further tightened sanctions and restrictions, including executive orders targeting imports linked to oil supply.

Those measures form part of what analysts are calling the 2026 Cuban crisis, driven by an oil shortage following U.S. actions against Venezuelan oil deliveries and wider sanctions policy.

In the Middle East, Trump has positioned military assets, including aircraft carriers, near Iran as tensions remain high.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded this week with public taunts toward the U.S., threatening to sink American warships and conducting naval exercises in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of global oil supplies transit.

Trump also addressed the situation Thursday at a Board of Peace summit in Washington, saying the administration could move further or negotiate.

“We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, in Iran, authorities have faced widespread protests over the past year that resulted in thousands of deaths.

U.S. officials and foreign policy commentators have described the Iranian regime as weakened by internal unrest, prompting calls from some U.S. lawmakers for stronger action.

Cruz’s remarks reflect the ongoing debate within Washington about how best to handle adversarial governments and whether current pressures could lead to historic changes in global geopolitics.

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