Andrei Martyanov: Iran Just SHOT DOWN a New Jet and Drops Hammer After Israel’s Nuclear Attack
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Andrei Martyanov: Iran Just SHOT DOWN a New Jet and Drops Hammer After Israel’s Nuclear Attack

Andrei Martyanov asserts that Iran's demonstrated air defense capabilities and the ongoing collapse of the petrodollar system signal a catastrophic decline for US and Israeli military and economic dominance, fundamentally reshaping global power dynamics.

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Laith Marouf: Israel Pushes to Litani River — Hezbollah Ready for Ground War
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Laith Marouf: Israel Pushes to Litani River — Hezbollah Ready for Ground War

An analyst details the escalating conflict in the Middle East, asserting Israel's military and logistical failures, the collapse of US regional influence, and the imminent reordering of the entire geopolitical landscape.

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Patrick Henningsen: Cracks in the Shield - Israel Facing New Missiles of Iran
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Patrick Henningsen: Cracks in the Shield - Israel Facing New Missiles of Iran

Patrick Henningsen argues that the US and Israel are engaged in a 'fake tag team' to escalate conflict with Iran, facing finite resources and political timelines while Iran operates on a long-term strategy, potentially signaling the end of US hegemony in the Middle East.

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Prof. Ted Postol: Israel’s Air Defense in TOTAL COLLAPSE
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Prof. Ted Postol: Israel’s Air Defense in TOTAL COLLAPSE

Professor Ted Postol argues that Israel's air defense system is a 'fiction' and a 'gigantic fraud,' detailing the catastrophic consequences of a potential nuclear escalation in the Middle East.

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Col. Jacques Baud: Iran’s $Billion Power Move: Monetizing the World’s Oil Lifeline
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Col. Jacques Baud: Iran’s $Billion Power Move: Monetizing the World’s Oil Lifeline

Col. Jacques Baud argues that Iran has strategically outmaneuvered the US and Israel in the ongoing conflict, leveraging superior intelligence analysis and calibrated responses against Western miscalculations and ideological biases.

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Stanislav Krapivnik: Israel Caught Off Guard as Iran's Hypersonic Missiles DEVASTATE Dimona and Arad
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Stanislav Krapivnik: Israel Caught Off Guard as Iran's Hypersonic Missiles DEVASTATE Dimona and Arad

Stanislav Krapivnik details the immediate aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on Israel's Dimona and Arad, exposing critical vulnerabilities in air defense and infrastructure, and predicting cascading global economic and humanitarian disasters.

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JUST IN: Israeli F-16 Downed by Iran,The Middle East Will Never Be the Same | Nima R. Alkhorshid
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JUST IN: Israeli F-16 Downed by Iran,The Middle East Will Never Be the Same | Nima R. Alkhorshid

An analyst asserts that US-Israeli efforts to dismantle Iran and the 'Axis of Resistance' through sanctions, assassinations, and military strikes have failed, instead strengthening Iranian resolve and reshaping regional power dynamics.

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Gerald Celente: Trump Already Losing the Iran War
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Gerald Celente: Trump Already Losing the Iran War

Gerald Celente asserts that Donald Trump's new war in the Middle East, launched under false pretenses and driven by personal ego and external influence, is already failing and poised to trigger the 'greatest depression' in modern history.

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Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Just Flipped the Script on the U.S. -Global Crisis Incoming?
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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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Yakov M. Rabkin: Iran Remains the Principal STRONGHOLD of Resistance to Israel
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Yakov M. Rabkin: Iran Remains the Principal STRONGHOLD of Resistance to Israel

Yakov Rabkin argues that the US-Iran conflict is primarily an Israeli war, driven by Zionist ideology to preserve an apartheid state and eliminate regional resistance, with the US acting as a mobilized proxy.

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Alex Krainer: Middle East ERUPTS: Iran Unleashes Missile Storm on Israel & Gulf States
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Alex Krainer: Middle East ERUPTS: Iran Unleashes Missile Storm on Israel & Gulf States

Alex Krainer details a rapidly escalating Middle East conflict, asserting that Israel, with US support, initiated attacks on Iranian oil facilities, leading to Iran's retaliatory strikes on Gulf states and a perceived US miscalculation driven by Zionist influence.

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Patrick Henningsen: Israel Strikes Iran’s LARGEST Gas Field - Iran's MASSIVE RETALIATION Begins
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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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Matthew Hoh: US Just Burned Through Its Cruise Missiles… Now What?
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Matthew Hoh: US Just Burned Through Its Cruise Missiles… Now What?

The US and Israel are escalating a war with Iran from a position of desperation and strategic miscalculation, while Iran demonstrates remarkable strategic patience and effective economic warfare, leading to a global energy crisis and exposing the flaws in American military planning.

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Scott Ritter: Iran UNLEASHES Missiles on Tel Aviv & US Bases
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Scott Ritter: Iran UNLEASHES Missiles on Tel Aviv & US Bases

Scott Ritter asserts that recent Israeli attacks on Iranian oil facilities, coordinated with the US, will trigger devastating Iranian retaliation against Gulf Arab energy infrastructure and potentially Israel's desalinization plants, leading to a global energy catastrophe and the 'erasure' of Israel.

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Laith Marouf: Hezbollah vs Israel: Air & Ground War Intensifies
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Laith Marouf: Hezbollah vs Israel: Air & Ground War Intensifies

Laith Marouf details the escalating conflict between Israel and the Axis of Resistance, highlighting Hezbollah's tactical successes, Iran's strategic control of the escalation ladder, and the shifting geopolitical landscape in West Asia.

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Alastair Crooke: Iran Was Ready for This War… And It Could Change the Middle East Forever
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Alastair Crooke: Iran Was Ready for This War… And It Could Change the Middle East Forever

Alastair Crooke details how Iran's long-prepared asymmetrical warfare strategy is reshaping Middle East geopolitics and global economics, challenging Western assumptions about conflict and power.

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Co. Jacques Baud: The Strait That Controls the World Economy – And Iran Knows It
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Co. Jacques Baud: The Strait That Controls the World Economy – And Iran Knows It

Colonel Jacques Baud dissects how Iran's strategic control over the Strait of Hormuz and the West's consistent strategic miscalculations have fundamentally shifted global power dynamics, isolating Western nations and empowering adversaries.

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Stanislav Krapivnik: IRAN TO UAE: ‘Evacuate Now’ After US Kharg Island Strike
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Stanislav Krapivnik: IRAN TO UAE: ‘Evacuate Now’ After US Kharg Island Strike

An expert analyst details how Iran's response to a US-backed attack on Kharg Island exposes critical vulnerabilities in US military strategy and the fragility of Gulf Arab states, predicting a catastrophic humanitarian crisis if the conflict escalates.

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Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: U.S. KC-135 Down — Carrier Abraham Lincoln Hit by Missiles & Drones
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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
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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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Andrei Martyanov: It’s OVER: Iran Just EXPOSED the Weakness of US-Israel Air Defense
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Andrei Martyanov: It’s OVER: Iran Just EXPOSED the Weakness of US-Israel Air Defense

Andrei Martyanov asserts that Iran's sustained military actions have exposed critical vulnerabilities in US and Israeli air defense systems and strategic planning, signaling a definitive shift in Middle East power dynamics.

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Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: What Is Occurring Is Really WORLD WAR III
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Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: What Is Occurring Is Really WORLD WAR III

This episode dissects the US attack on Iran as a pivotal event, framed by experts as both domestic political theater and the onset of World War III, accelerating the decline of the American empire and forcing a global economic and political realignment.

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Alex Krainer: The Empire Is Collapsing — And Iran Just Proved It
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Alex Krainer: The Empire Is Collapsing — And Iran Just Proved It

Alex Krainer argues that the US and Israel catastrophically miscalculated by initiating war with Iran, leading to a rapid collapse of Western credibility and influence in the Middle East, with severe implications for Europe.

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Col. Larry Wilkerson: Israel Can’t Survive This… What Just Happened Changes Everything
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Col. Larry Wilkerson: Israel Can’t Survive This… What Just Happened Changes Everything

Colonel Larry Wilkerson asserts that the ongoing war between the US and Iran, driven by the 'pathological lying' of leaders like Trump and Netanyahu, is causing catastrophic destruction, eroding international law, and will inevitably lead to the US being driven out of the Middle East.

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