Interviews 02
Col. Jacques Baud: What a US Ground Invasion of Iran Would REALLY Look Like
Colonel Jacques Baud dissects the strategic futility of a US ground invasion of Iran, arguing that current troop levels are insufficient and such an action would backfire, exposing US allies and potentially leading to Iran's nuclearization.
Stanislav Krapivnik: Trump’s Iran Strategy Faces DEFEAT - Israel Running Out of Interceptors & Tanks
Stanislav Krapivnik details how Iran's effective retaliation against US and Israeli targets, coupled with internal military and economic vulnerabilities, is leading to a strategic defeat for the Trump administration's Middle East policy.
Chas Freeman: If Troops Enter Iran… Israel’s Entire Strategy FALLS APART
Ambassador Chas Freeman details how the ongoing war against Iran, driven by US and Israeli objectives, is proving counterproductive, depleting US military resources, making Iranian nuclear weapons inevitable, and risking global economic and political destabilization.
Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Silent Strategy: How It’s Ending US Dominance in West Asia
Geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar and host Nema dissect Iran's strategic maneuvers in West Asia, arguing how its silent strategy, centered on control of the Strait of Hormuz, is actively challenging and potentially ending US dominance, with profound global economic and military implications.
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.
Lt Col. Daniel Davis: Iran’s Trap Is Already Set… And the U.S. Is Moving In
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis dissects the US's failing military strategy in the Middle East, arguing that Iran has the strategic upper hand and the conflict risks catastrophic global consequences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Trump Intelligence Pick Joe Kent QUITS - Israel Goes Nuclear Loses EVERYTHING
Col. Larry Wilkerson and the host dissect the escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing Joe Kent's protest resignation, Trump's 'stupid' war rhetoric, European defiance, and the terrifying prospect of Israel's nuclear option, all framed within a shifting multipolar world order.
Mohammad Marandi: “No Truce, No Talks”: Iran SLAMS US Claims as War Drags On
Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian academic, asserts that Iran and its 'axis of resistance' are strategically winning against a 'sinking' US-Israeli alliance, emphasizing Iran's resilience, sophisticated state structure, and calculated Strait of Hormuz strategy.
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.
John Helmer: Trump Furious as Allies Reject U.S. Plan to Escort Ships in Hormuz
As the US aims for a two-week resolution to the Strait of Hormuz conflict, Israel's Netanyahu faces internal pressure and pushes for nuclear escalation, while European allies reject US calls for military support, acknowledging Iran's new role as the 'gatekeeper' of global oil supply.
Paul Craig Roberts: Iran is WINNING
Paul Craig Roberts argues that Iran is currently winning its conflict with the US and Israel, but this victory could paradoxically lead to nuclear escalation as cornered leaders seek to save face.
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