Interviews 02

Interviews 02

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Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Iran's Unseen Move: US Laser Destroyers Can't Stop What's Coming
GeopoliticsUS-Iran ConflictMiddle East Relations

Larry Johnson & Col. Wilkerson: Iran's Unseen Move: US Laser Destroyers Can't Stop What's Coming

Geopolitical analysts Larry Johnson and Colonel Wilkerson dissect the escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing how shifting alliances, Iran's multi-layered defense, and a weakening petrodollar are reshaping global power dynamics and increasing the risk of wider war.

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Alex Krainer: The Middle East and Europe Just Shifted Overnight
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Alex Krainer: The Middle East and Europe Just Shifted Overnight

Alex Krainer asserts that the global geopolitical landscape is undergoing a dramatic shift, with the Middle East and Europe experiencing overnight changes driven by US imperialist ambitions, Israeli 'psychosis,' and the rise of a multipolar East.

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Larry Johnson: Giant Mushroom Cloud Blasts Over Israeli Defense Company – What We Know
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Larry Johnson: Giant Mushroom Cloud Blasts Over Israeli Defense Company – What We Know

Larry Johnson details the geopolitical shifts in the Middle East, including a mysterious explosion at an Israeli defense plant, the US's stalled war plans against Iran, and the emerging Russia-China-backed security architecture challenging US hegemony.

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Andrei Martyanov: Iran’s Silent Weapon That Frightens the Pentagon More Than Nukes
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyUS Foreign Policy

Andrei Martyanov: Iran’s Silent Weapon That Frightens the Pentagon More Than Nukes

Andrei Martyanov argues that the US military and Western elites are profoundly incompetent, leading to military humiliations against Iran and Russia, and predicting the collapse of Europe and Israel.

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Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Grand Plan Collapsed in Record Time
US-Iran WarEconomic WarGeopolitics

Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Grand Plan Collapsed in Record Time

Ambassador Chas Freeman dissects the escalating US-Iran economic war, revealing its trillion-dollar costs, global economic fallout, and the profound shift in regional power dynamics away from the US and Israel.

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Pepe Escobar: “Total Failure”: Trump’s Blockade Just Backfired Disastrously
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEnergy Security

Pepe Escobar: “Total Failure”: Trump’s Blockade Just Backfired Disastrously

Pepe Escobar argues that the US blockade against Iran, spearheaded by Donald Trump, has utterly failed and backfired, accelerating global economic chaos and challenging US geopolitical dominance.

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Andrei Martyanov: How Iran Exposed Trump’s Military & Strategic Failure (Full Breakdown)
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyUS Foreign Policy

Andrei Martyanov: How Iran Exposed Trump’s Military & Strategic Failure (Full Breakdown)

Andrei Martyanov dissects the perceived military and strategic failures of the Trump administration in the Middle East, arguing that Iran exposed the US's operational limitations and the obsolescence of its military doctrine.

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Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s STRATEGY in TATTERS - Trump TAKES OVER
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsMiddle East Conflict

Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s STRATEGY in TATTERS - Trump TAKES OVER

Ambassador Chas Freeman asserts that the recent Middle East conflict has left Israel's strategy in tatters and significantly strengthened Iran's regional and global standing, while exposing the failures of US diplomacy under Donald Trump.

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Andrei Martyanov: IT’S OVER: The U.S. Just LOST to Iran… Here’s Why
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyUS-Iran Conflict

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.

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Andrei Martyanov: Iran Just SHOT DOWN a New Jet and Drops Hammer After Israel’s Nuclear Attack
GeopoliticsMilitary StrategyIran

Andrei Martyanov: Iran Just SHOT DOWN a New Jet and Drops Hammer After Israel’s Nuclear Attack

Andrei Martyanov asserts that Iran's demonstrated air defense capabilities and the ongoing collapse of the petrodollar system signal a catastrophic decline for US and Israeli military and economic dominance, fundamentally reshaping global power dynamics.

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Larry C. Johnson: Iran Missiles Smash Dimona & Tel Aviv - Just in: 3 Fighter Jets Downed
US-Iran ConflictGeopoliticsMilitary Strategy

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.

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Andrei Martyanov: Iran Hits US F-35… MASSIVE Retaliation After Israel Hits MAJOR Energy Hub
US-Iran conflictGeopoliticsMilitary capabilities

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.

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Pepe Escobar & Larry C. Johnson: Trump is LOSING Control - Iran WIPES OUT Strategic Military Targets
GeopoliticsPetrodollarStrait of Hormuz

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.

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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 D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: From Oil to Armageddon, Toward Global Conflict
US foreign policyInternational relationsGeopolitics

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: From Oil to Armageddon, Toward Global Conflict

Michael Hudson and Richard D. Wolff critically analyze US foreign policy, asserting that its 'rules-based order' prioritizes global oil control and the petrodollar, while capitalism's inherent expansionary drive pushes the world towards conflict.

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