Ray McGovern: The Way a Long Iran War Destroys Israel and the Entire GCC

The guest, Ray McGovern, emphasizes that Israel is the primary force dictating US foreign policy in the Middle East, leading to the current conflict with Iran. He cites the Iranian parliamentary speaker's direct accusation and Marco Rubio's alleged statement about knowing of an Israeli action and the US preemptively attacking Iran.

The Iranian parliamentary speaker, Alibab, stated: "The US government claims that quote America first end quote is the most important thing to it. But in practice, it has shown that Israel first is what it really all about because the US government makes decisions based on false information from Israel." Ray McGovern also quotes Marco Rubio saying: "We knew there was... an Israeli action. We knew that this would precipitate an attack against Iranian forces. And we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched their attacks that we would suffer higher casualties. And so we did what we did."

A significant resignation occurred within the US intelligence community, with an official directly attributing the war with Iran to Israeli pressure and advocating for the cessation of military aid to Israel as a prerequisite for peace.

Joe Kent, a deputy to Tulsi Gabbard, resigned, stating: "I cannot in good conscience support the attack on Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat. We started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American Israel lobby." He further added: "For any peace agreement to work, we must first restrain Israel. Israel will thwart any peace deal unless we take away the military aid it needs to attack Iran."

Public sentiment in the US is increasingly turning against Israel and its leadership, which could impact future US foreign policy decisions.

A Pew poll indicates that "60% of the Americans across the board have an unfavorable idea of Israel. Now Netanyahu not so bad only 59 only 59% think Netany is a fool."

The world's "correlation of forces" has shifted to the East, with Iran receiving strong support from Russia, China, and other BRICS countries. This alliance is not only economic but also potentially military, challenging US dominance and leading to the decline of NATO.

McGovern states: "The world correlation of forces or power it's shifted to the east... Iran is going to survive the greater Israel is not going to survive... with Russia and China together as never before and really together on Iran, they're not going to let Iran lose."

The conflict in Ukraine is not just about territorial gains but is a strategic play by Russia to force a renegotiation of European security arrangements, which it believes were ignored prior to the war.

McGovern asserts: "Russia is inexorably winning. Russia has the wherewithal to finish this off this year for sure. They're still attritting attritting attritting. And what does that mean? In my view, it means that they still want a bigger deal. Okay? They don't want to just beat back the Ukrainians and the NATO forces to the Nippa River... they want to leave the the thing open for a broader arrangement, a new security architecture in Europe, which is what started this whole war."