Ray McGovern: Does Armageddon Loom? Iran Comes Close to “DECIMATING” Israel in the Coming Weeks
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran-Israel Conflict

Ray McGovern: Does Armageddon Loom? Iran Comes Close to “DECIMATING” Israel in the Coming Weeks

A former CIA analyst warns that the US and Israel's escalating conflict with Iran, marked by a deliberate attack on a school and the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, risks nuclear war as Israel faces decimation from Iranian hypersonic missiles and a delusional US leadership miscalculates the new global power balance.

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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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Jiang Xueqin: The Iran War: The Watershed Moment That Changed the Middle East Forever
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Jiang Xueqin: The Iran War: The Watershed Moment That Changed the Middle East Forever

Professor Jiang Xueqin posits that the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, set in March 2026, is an eschatological conflict orchestrated by secret societies to destroy the world, usher in the Second Coming of Jesus, and establish a 'Greater Israel' controlled by AI and microchipped labor.

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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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Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran WIPES OUT Huge Targets, Explosions in Tehran
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran-US Relations

Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran WIPES OUT Huge Targets, Explosions in Tehran

Former officials Larry Johnson and Colonel Larry Wilkerson detail the US military's severe unpreparedness for a ground war with Iran, highlighting Iran's advanced missile capabilities and the systemic 'gaslighting' from the Pentagon and Trump administration regarding the ongoing conflict.

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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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Andrei Martyanov: IT'S OVER for the Bases! Radar Destroyed! F-15 Fighters Shot Down!
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Military Effectiveness

Andrei Martyanov: IT'S OVER for the Bases! Radar Destroyed! F-15 Fighters Shot Down!

Andrei Martyanov asserts that US military bases in the Persian Gulf are effectively wiped out, F-15 fighters are being shot down, and Iran has achieved decisive military victories, signaling the end of US dominance in the region.

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Patrick Henningsen: Israel Just Pulled the U.S. Into Another War… This Could End Very Badly
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Patrick Henningsen: Israel Just Pulled the U.S. Into Another War… This Could End Very Badly

Patrick Henningsen asserts that Israel and the U.S. initiated an unprovoked war against Iran, leveraging fabricated narratives and European complicity, while deploying AI-driven targeting systems and weaponizing the term 'terrorism' to justify widespread destruction and consolidate regional power.

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Alex Krainer: This MILITARY COMEBACK Works, NOTHING Will Be the Same
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Alex Krainer: This MILITARY COMEBACK Works, NOTHING Will Be the Same

The US/Israeli attack on Iran, framed as an 'idiotic' strategic blunder, has triggered a long war of attrition with catastrophic global economic and geopolitical consequences, potentially leading to Europe's unraveling and Israel's strategic defeat.

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Matthew Hoh: The Desperation Play: Why Trump & Netanyahu Need This Iran War
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Matthew Hoh: The Desperation Play: Why Trump & Netanyahu Need This Iran War

Matthew Hoh details the US and Israeli-initiated war with Iran, highlighting the Trump administration's profound ineptitude, shifting objectives, and the potential for severe, unintended regional consequences.

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Scott Ritter: Iran Wins the Long War — U.S. & Israel Losing Ground!
Geopolitics of the Middle EastUS foreign policyIran's military strategy

Scott Ritter: Iran Wins the Long War — U.S. & Israel Losing Ground!

Scott Ritter asserts that Iran is strategically outmaneuvering the US and Israel in the Middle East, exposing the US's declining military readiness and the Gulf Arab states' subordination to Israeli interests.

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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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Mohammad Marandi: Tehran Under FIRE & Israel Faces OBLITERATION
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Mohammad Marandi: Tehran Under FIRE & Israel Faces OBLITERATION

Iran's Professor Marandi asserts that the US and Israel's war against Iran is failing, strengthening Iranian resolve and exposing the weakness of US allies, with Iran prepared for a long conflict to inflict strategic defeat.

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John Helmer: China, Russia & the Iran War: The Nuclear Option
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

John Helmer: China, Russia & the Iran War: The Nuclear Option

As the US-Israel war with Iran escalates, Russia and China's calculated responses reshape global power dynamics, pushing the region towards a potential nuclear brink and threatening US domestic stability.

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Pepe Escobar & Larry C. Johnson: US-Israel HIT Tehran, Iran DESTROYS Tel Aviv, Hezbollah NOW Joins
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS-Iran Relations

Pepe Escobar & Larry C. Johnson: US-Israel HIT Tehran, Iran DESTROYS Tel Aviv, Hezbollah NOW Joins

This episode details a simulated, rapidly escalating war where US and Israeli attacks on Iran lead to devastating Iranian retaliation, crippling US military presence in the Gulf, devastating Israel, and collapsing global economic stability.

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Col. Jacques Baud: Middle East on Fire — Is This the Start of Something Bigger?
Middle East conflictUS-Iran relationsIsrael-Iran conflict

Col. Jacques Baud: Middle East on Fire — Is This the Start of Something Bigger?

Colonel Jacques Baud dissects the escalating conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, arguing that Western misunderstanding of Iranian culture and strategic duplicity have forced Iran into a position of necessary escalation, ultimately degrading the West's own strategic posture.

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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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Scott Ritter: Iran TARGETS the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier — Obliterating US Bases & Israel
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIran-US Relations

Scott Ritter: Iran TARGETS the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier — Obliterating US Bases & Israel

Scott Ritter details a hypothetical 2026 war where US and Israeli decapitation strikes on Iran's leadership backfire, galvanizing Iranian resolve and exposing critical vulnerabilities in US and Gulf Arab state military and intelligence operations.

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Mohammad Marandi: Iran’s Supreme Leader MARTYRED in US-Israeli Attacks, Tehran Says You Will Regret
GeopoliticsIranUS-Israel conflict

Mohammad Marandi: Iran’s Supreme Leader MARTYRED in US-Israeli Attacks, Tehran Says You Will Regret

Iran's Supreme Leader was martyred in alleged US-Israeli attacks, leading to a unified Iranian response and intensified regional conflict against combined US-Israeli forces.

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Larry C. Johnson: Massive Iranian Retaliation Hits Back Hard After US Attack — Everything Ignited!
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Larry C. Johnson: Massive Iranian Retaliation Hits Back Hard After US Attack — Everything Ignited!

Larry C. Johnson argues that the US and Israel initiated a conflict with Iran based on flawed intelligence, underestimating Iran's military capabilities and national resolve, leading to a prolonged war of attrition that the US is ill-equipped to sustain.

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Mohammad Marandi, Stanislav Krapivnik & Ray McGovern: US & Israel Strike Iran, Iran Fires Back
GeopoliticsUS-Iran conflictIsrael-Iran conflict

Mohammad Marandi, Stanislav Krapivnik & Ray McGovern: US & Israel Strike Iran, Iran Fires Back

Analysts dissect the recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran, framing them as a repeat of the Iraq War playbook and predicting a prolonged, unwinnable conflict for the US, with severe geopolitical and economic repercussions.

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Martin Armstrong: How World War III Begins — And Why It’s Happening Now
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyNeoconservatism

Martin Armstrong: How World War III Begins — And Why It’s Happening Now

Martin Armstrong details how unelected 'neocons' are driving the US towards a protracted war with Iran, mirroring past conflicts and escalating global tensions into a decentralized 'World War III' scenario.

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