Col. Jacques Baud: Israel COLLAPSES After Trump’s Final Card
US Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsChina-US Relations

Col. Jacques Baud: Israel COLLAPSES After Trump’s Final Card

Colonel Jacques Baud argues that the US's tactical, short-term foreign policy, heavily influenced by Israel's irrational expansionism, is leading to regional collapse and global instability, while China's strategic long-term vision offers a stark contrast.

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Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Fighter Jet SHOT DOWN — Iran War SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

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.

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Scott Ritter: Iran REJECTS Ceasefire — US vs Iran: Missiles Rain Down in BRUTAL Escalation
US-Iran conflictGeopoliticsMilitary strategy

Scott Ritter: Iran REJECTS Ceasefire — US vs Iran: Missiles Rain Down in BRUTAL Escalation

Scott Ritter argues that the US is unprepared for a ground invasion of Iran, is being misled by Israeli intelligence, and is inadvertently crippling its global military posture, while Iran holds the strategic advantage in the escalating conflict.

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Scott Ritter: The U.S. Has Lost and Is Trapped in the Iran War With No Way Out
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyWar Crimes

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.

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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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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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Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran Warns U.S. in Urgent Letter to UN Vowing to WIPE OUT
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran

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.

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