Interviews 02

Interviews 02

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Seyed M. Marandi: Yemen Enters the War - US-Israeli Strikes on Energy Sites Spark IRAN’S RETALIATION
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIran-US Relations

Seyed M. Marandi: Yemen Enters the War - US-Israeli Strikes on Energy Sites Spark IRAN’S RETALIATION

Professor Seyed M. Marandi asserts that US-Israeli strikes on Iranian energy and nuclear facilities have triggered severe Iranian retaliation against Gulf states and Israel, escalating the conflict towards a global energy crisis and the potential collapse of US-allied regimes.

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Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Crumbling… Here’s Why Iran Matters
GeopoliticsUS-Iran conflictInternational relations

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Crumbling… Here’s Why Iran Matters

US dominance is crumbling as a war of choice against Iran backfires, accelerating a global economic collapse and the formation of a new anti-imperialist world order.

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Seyed M. Marandi: Israel Hits Iran Energy Sites, Iran’s Next Move: Israel’s Energy & Water Systems
GeopoliticsIranIsrael

Seyed M. Marandi: Israel Hits Iran Energy Sites, Iran’s Next Move: Israel’s Energy & Water Systems

Professor Seyed M. Marandi details Iran's unyielding stance against US and Israeli aggression, predicting severe global economic consequences if the conflict escalates and outlining Iran's strategy to fundamentally alter regional security dynamics.

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Mark Sleboda: Iran’s New Missiles SLAM Israel & US Bases - Saudi & UAE Involved as Bases Open
Iran-US conflictMiddle East geopoliticsEnergy markets

Mark Sleboda: Iran’s New Missiles SLAM Israel & US Bases - Saudi & UAE Involved as Bases Open

Iran's asymmetric warfare strategy, leveraging its 'sanction option' by closing the Strait of Hormuz and targeting Gulf state energy infrastructure, has weaponized the global economy against the US and Israel, leading to unprecedented geopolitical and economic shifts.

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Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Second F-35 Down - Iran War Spirals Into DEVASTATING New Phase
US-Iran ConflictGeopoliticsMilitary Strategy

Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Second F-35 Down - Iran War Spirals Into DEVASTATING New Phase

Larry Johnson and Colonel Wilkerson dissect the escalating US-Iran conflict, exposing critical military miscalculations, economic vulnerabilities, and the profound disconnect between political rhetoric and battlefield realities.

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Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Just Flipped the Script on the U.S. -Global Crisis Incoming?
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEnergy Markets

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Just Flipped the Script on the U.S. -Global Crisis Incoming?

Iran's strategic response to US aggression in the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating global de-dollarization, exposing the ineffectiveness of US military and financial control, and forcing a re-evaluation of international alliances.

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Andrei Martyanov: Iran Hits US F-35… MASSIVE Retaliation After Israel Hits MAJOR Energy Hub
US-Iran conflictGeopoliticsMilitary capabilities

Andrei Martyanov: Iran Hits US F-35… MASSIVE Retaliation After Israel Hits MAJOR Energy Hub

Andrei Martyanov asserts that the US is facing military humiliation and economic catastrophe in its conflict with Iran, marking the accelerated decline of the petrodollar and the rise of a new global order.

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Patrick Henningsen: Israel Strikes Iran’s LARGEST Gas Field - Iran's MASSIVE RETALIATION Begins
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Patrick Henningsen: Israel Strikes Iran’s LARGEST Gas Field - Iran's MASSIVE RETALIATION Begins

Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gas field, coordinated with the US, is a calculated move to destabilize Gulf monarchies, reshape the Middle East, and boost US energy dominance, risking a global conflict.

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Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: U.S. KC-135 Down — Carrier Abraham Lincoln Hit by Missiles & Drones
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyEnergy Markets

Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: U.S. KC-135 Down — Carrier Abraham Lincoln Hit by Missiles & Drones

US military presence in the Persian Gulf is collapsing, with Iran gaining unprecedented economic and military leverage, while American leadership is accused of lying and strategic incompetence.

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Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Agenda Is Collapsing… And It’s Happening Fast
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Agenda Is Collapsing… And It’s Happening Fast

Ambassador Chas Freeman asserts that Israel's agenda is rapidly collapsing, driven by a strategic miscalculation by the US and Israel that has strengthened Iran, devalued US military power, and is leading to a new, more dangerous geopolitical order.

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Pepe Escobar: Iran Just Served the U.S. an “Eviction Notice” — What Happens Next?
GeopoliticsUS-Iran conflictStrait of Hormuz

Pepe Escobar: Iran Just Served the U.S. an “Eviction Notice” — What Happens Next?

Iran has issued an "eviction notice" to the US, demanding withdrawal, sanctions lift, and nuclear program autonomy, signaling a strategic defeat for the US and a potential global economic collapse.

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Matthew Hoh: The Iran War Narrative Is Falling Apart
US-Iran WarGeopoliticsUS Foreign Policy

Matthew Hoh: The Iran War Narrative Is Falling Apart

The ongoing US-Iran war exposes the profound incompetence and contradictory messaging of the Trump administration, accelerating the decline of American imperial influence and forcing global allies to re-evaluate their subservience.

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Patrick Henningsen: Iran Says NO to Ceasefire and Sets New Terms for the Region
GeopoliticsUS-Iran ConflictIsrael-US Relations

Patrick Henningsen: Iran Says NO to Ceasefire and Sets New Terms for the Region

Patrick Henningsen argues that the US-Israeli conflict with Iran is a strategic disaster for the US, driven by Israeli interests and flawed intelligence, leading to a redefinition of regional security and global power dynamics.

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Stanislav Krapivnik: Iran STRIKES Again! US “Eye” Destroyed as Missiles OBLITERATE Israel & Gulf
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Stanislav Krapivnik: Iran STRIKES Again! US “Eye” Destroyed as Missiles OBLITERATE Israel & Gulf

Geopolitical analyst Stanislav Krapivnik dissects the escalating Middle East conflict, alleging US and Israeli aggression, the destruction of critical defense systems, and the potential for mass casualties from water infrastructure attacks.

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Amb. Chas Freeman: The War With Iran Is Breaking Everything the U.S. Planned
US-Iran conflictIsrael-Iran warGeopolitics of the Middle East

Amb. Chas Freeman: The War With Iran Is Breaking Everything the U.S. Planned

Ambassador Chas Freeman dissects the US-Israeli war against Iran, arguing it's a disastrous, ill-conceived enterprise driven by Israeli strategy, leading to unintended consequences, global economic instability, and a weakened United States.

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Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Hidden Strategy: DEATH by a THOUSAND CUTS
GeopoliticsIran StrategyMiddle East Conflict

Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Hidden Strategy: DEATH by a THOUSAND CUTS

Pepe Escobar details Iran's sophisticated 'decentralized mosaic strategy' of 'death by a thousand cuts' against the US-Israel combo, rapidly reshaping West Asian geopolitics and accelerating the decline of the petrodollar.

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Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Prices SKYROCKET w/ Persian Gulf Blockade –Who Gets Hit Hardest?
GeopoliticsOil TradeDollar Hegemony

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Prices SKYROCKET w/ Persian Gulf Blockade –Who Gets Hit Hardest?

Economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff argue that the US and Israel initiated war with Iran to prevent a peace deal, secure oil control, and maintain dollar hegemony, inadvertently destabilizing global energy markets and accelerating the decline of the American empire.

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Laith Marouf: Iran vs US & Israel — Now Hezbollah & Iraq Militias Step In!
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIran

Laith Marouf: Iran vs US & Israel — Now Hezbollah & Iraq Militias Step In!

Laith Marouf details the escalating regional conflict, asserting Hezbollah's preemption of an Israeli attack, Iran's strategic targeting of US bases and Gulf states, and the impending collapse of 'vassal regimes' due to economic and popular pressure.

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Col. Larry Wilkerson: US Warplanes Downed, Tel Aviv & U.S. Bases ROCKED by Missiles
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyMiddle East Conflict

Col. Larry Wilkerson: US Warplanes Downed, Tel Aviv & U.S. Bases ROCKED by Missiles

Colonel Larry Wilkerson asserts that the US and Israel have fundamentally misjudged the nature of the conflict with Iran, leading to a protracted, regional war with severe global economic and geopolitical consequences, including the potential demise of US alliances and influence.

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Prof. Theodore Postol: Iran War Is HERE — U.S. & Israel ATTACK & Iran’s Devastating Counterattack
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyDefense Economics

Prof. Theodore Postol: Iran War Is HERE — U.S. & Israel ATTACK & Iran’s Devastating Counterattack

Professor Theodore Postol dissects a simulated US-Israel war with Iran, predicting a protracted conflict where Iran's asymmetric strategy and control of the Strait of Hormuz will ultimately exhaust US/Israeli conventional superiority and trigger severe global economic and domestic political fallout.

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John Helmer: Shadow Fleet Showdown: U.S. Seizes Russian Tankers as Global Power Deals Unravel
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEconomic Warfare

John Helmer: Shadow Fleet Showdown: U.S. Seizes Russian Tankers as Global Power Deals Unravel

A deep dive into the US's aggressive maritime interdiction strategy against Russian oil tankers, the internal Kremlin power struggle over how to respond, and the potential for global naval escalation.

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Amb. Chas Freeman & Mohammad Marandi: Trump Issues Warning to Iran — Tehran Fires Back Immediately
US-Iran relationsGeopoliticsEconomic sanctions

Amb. Chas Freeman & Mohammad Marandi: Trump Issues Warning to Iran — Tehran Fires Back Immediately

Experts dissect the geopolitical fallout of former President Trump's aggressive tweets towards Iran amidst internal protests, revealing how Western sanctions and perceived duplicity are pushing Tehran closer to China and Russia and escalating regional war risks.

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