Interviews 02

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amb. Chas Freeman: Emergency Diplomacy! Oman’s FM Flies to Washington to Avert War with Iran
Ambassador Chas Freeman asserts that US-Iran negotiations are a mere pretext for an impending war driven by Israeli interests and domestic US political maneuvers, with severe global repercussions.

Scott Ritter: The Triad of Power: What China, Russia & Iran Are Really Building
Scott Ritter dissects US foreign policy, military capabilities, and the deep historical context of conflicts with Iran and Russia, challenging conventional narratives.

Max Blumenthal: Boasting of ‘deploying’ 200 Starlinks to Iran amid violence
Max Blumenthal exposes how the US government-funded National Endowment for Democracy deployed Starlink terminals to Iran, allegedly fueling deadly riots, and details the deep Israeli influence driving US policy towards war with Iran.

Col. Larry Wilkerson: Pentagon Drops URGENT Warning on Trump: 'This Will Be a Long War'
Colonel Larry Wilkerson dissects the Pentagon's warnings to Donald Trump regarding a potential war with Iran, revealing deep skepticism about Trump's motives, the US military's readiness, and Iran's devastating counter-strategies.

Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran Warns U.S. in Urgent Letter to UN Vowing to WIPE OUT
Veteran intelligence analysts Larry C. Johnson and Col. Larry Wilkerson expose severe US intelligence failures and strategic miscalculations regarding Iran, arguing that an attack would lead to catastrophic US casualties and accelerate a global power shift.

Alastair Crooke: Trump’s Final Gamble: Iran Dares to Strike Back
Alastair Crooke details the high-stakes geopolitical trap facing Donald Trump regarding Iran, influenced by Israeli demands and complicated by Iran's advanced defense capabilities and a broader global power struggle involving China and Russia.

Scott Ritter: Hormuz Blocked! Iran’s Missile Fire Can Leave the US Navy DEFENSELESS
Scott Ritter argues that US diplomacy with Iran is a deliberate deception to buy time for a massive military buildup aimed at regime change, risking a devastating regional and potentially nuclear war.

Col. Larry Wilkerson: The Strategy Trump Is Betting Everything On Is Crumbling
Colonel Larry Wilkerson asserts that Donald Trump's strategy in the Middle East is collapsing under the pressure of Israeli influence and a miscalculation of US military strength, potentially leading to a devastating regional war.

John Helmer: The Kremlin’s New Strategy Before Geneva - Madness in the Middle East
Russia's high-stakes Geneva negotiations involve a bifurcated strategy: a 'red dollarization' economic gambit to appease the US, opposed by military and foreign ministry factions, while simultaneously navigating a strategic deterrence with Iran amidst escalating economic warfare.

Larry C. Johnson: Iran Just Leveled Up
Larry Johnson argues that US-Iran negotiations are 'Kabuki theater' preceding an inevitable US attack, while Russia's escalating demands in Ukraine signal a complete redrawing of its borders, with European powers increasingly irrelevant in both conflicts.

Col. Jacques Baud: Iran Goes All In -This Could Be the EU’s Biggest Blunder Yet
Colonel Jacques Baud exposes the EU's extrajudicial sanctions against him and dissects the West's irrational, objective-less approach to Iran, revealing Europe's diminished geopolitical standing and its role in sabotaging peace efforts.
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