Interviews 02

Stanislav Krapivnik: Iran Just SLAMMED the Door on America’s Ceasefire Offer the Strait Stays Closed
The US-Iran conflict escalates with Iran rejecting ceasefire offers and the US facing significant military losses and accusations of nuclear terrorism, leading to global economic instability and a potential reshaping of Middle Eastern geopolitics.

Patrick Henningsen: Iran REJECTS Ceasefire — Missile Bunkers Rebuilt in Record Time
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran is framed as a politically motivated 'perfect war' designed to weaponize energy markets for elite profit, facing internal US military dissent and exposing European hypocrisy.

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran’s OBLITERATED Air Defense Just Did the IMPOSSIBLE: 3 Jets, 2 Black Hawks DOWN
Professor Seyed M. Marandi asserts that Iran's hidden, sophisticated defenses and strategic patience are poised to inflict catastrophic losses on the US and its regional allies, fundamentally reshaping the Middle East and leading to the collapse of the US empire and Zionism.

Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Fighter Jet SHOT DOWN — Iran War SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL
Amid escalating conflict, a US fighter jet and Blackhawk are downed in Iran, exposing critical intelligence failures, accelerating geopolitical realignments, and threatening global economic stability.

Andrei Martyanov: IT’S OVER: The U.S. Just LOST to Iran… Here’s Why
Andrei Martyanov declares the US has lost the war against Iran, detailing a catastrophic decline in American military capability and a dramatic shift in Middle Eastern power dynamics, signaling the end of the petrodollar era.

Seyed M. Marandi: Yemen STRIKES Israel - They Hit Iran’s WATER & POWER… Now RETALIATION Has Started
Iran asserts its military and economic resilience against a US-led coalition, detailing alleged civilian targeting by the West and outlining a severe, escalating retaliation strategy that includes disrupting global energy markets and potentially withdrawing from the NPT.

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.

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.

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.

Larry C. Johnson: Iran Missiles Smash Dimona & Tel Aviv - Just in: 3 Fighter Jets Downed
Larry C. Johnson asserts that Donald Trump's claims of negotiation with Iran are a deceptive tactic to buy time for military deployment, while Iran systematically targets regional assets and shifts global economic power away from the petrodollar.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pepe Escobar & Larry C. Johnson: Trump is LOSING Control - Iran WIPES OUT Strategic Military Targets
The US-led global financial and military order is rapidly collapsing as Iran's strategic blocking of the Strait of Hormuz accelerates the petrodollar's demise, while Western allies refuse to join a US-led military intervention.

Scott Ritter: The U.S. Has Lost and Is Trapped in the Iran War With No Way Out
Former Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter asserts the U.S. has already lost the war with Iran due to strategic failures, war crimes, and a profound misunderstanding of Iranian capabilities and objectives.

Mohammad Marandi: Iran Chooses New Supreme Leader — The War of Attrition Begins
Professor Mohammad Marandi details Iran's unwavering stance and strategic responses in a war of attrition against the US and its allies, asserting Iran's determination to fundamentally reshape regional security.

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.

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.

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.

Matthew Hoh: This Is How Every Empire Destroys Itself
A former US diplomat and marine veteran warns of a devastating, unpredictable war with Iran, driven by US-Israeli objectives of regime change or fragmentation, with profound regional and global consequences.

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.
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