Interviews 02

Interviews 02

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Amb. Chas Freeman: The Collapse Of Israel’s Agenda
US-Iran RelationsMiddle East GeopoliticsIsraeli-Palestinian Conflict

Amb. Chas Freeman: The Collapse Of Israel’s Agenda

Ambassador Chas Freeman dissects the shifting power dynamics in the Middle East, highlighting Israel's growing isolation and the US's weakening leverage in negotiations with Iran amidst a fracturing regional order.

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Alex Krainer: MASSIVE Shifts Hit Middle East & Europe
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Alex Krainer: MASSIVE Shifts Hit Middle East & Europe

Geopolitical analyst Alex Krainer argues that US negotiations with Iran are a stalling tactic for a renewed assault, while Israel's aggressive stance is uniting the Middle East against it, exposing the US military-industrial complex's inefficiency and self-serving nature.

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Larry Johnson: Israel Just Triggered the NEXT WAR - Preparing to Bomb Yemen
Middle East GeopoliticsInternational RelationsMilitary Strategy

Larry Johnson: Israel Just Triggered the NEXT WAR - Preparing to Bomb Yemen

Larry Johnson analyzes Israel's alleged war crimes in Gaza, its potential to trigger a new war in Yemen, and the emerging anti-US security architecture in the Middle East led by Iran and Pakistan.

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Prof. David N. Gibbs: The US is OUT: West Asia Reshapes Itself with New Powers
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyMiddle East

Prof. David N. Gibbs: The US is OUT: West Asia Reshapes Itself with New Powers

Professor David Gibbs analyzes the US defeat in West Asia, detailing how this shift is forcing a re-evaluation of US foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel, and paving the way for a new regional security architecture without American dominance.

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Larry Johnson: Nothing Less Than Full Exit’: Lebanese Pres. Issues Ultimatum on Israeli Occupation
GeopoliticsMiddle EastLebanon

Larry Johnson: Nothing Less Than Full Exit’: Lebanese Pres. Issues Ultimatum on Israeli Occupation

Larry Johnson details the significant geopolitical shifts in the Middle East, including Lebanon's unprecedented demand for Israeli withdrawal, the ongoing economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz disruption, and the formation of a new regional security alliance backed by Russia and China.

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Pravin Sawhney: Iran Just Played Its FINAL CARD – Israel's Northern Border Is Finished
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsUS Foreign Policy

Pravin Sawhney: Iran Just Played Its FINAL CARD – Israel's Northern Border Is Finished

Pravin Sawhney argues that Iran has decisively won its war against the US, forcing a new MOU, and is now strategically leveraging its position to reshape the West Asian order, with Israel's actions being a key point of contention.

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Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Drops a New Equation on the Face of War – Israel Goes Against, Trump Escapes
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIran-Israel Relations

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Drops a New Equation on the Face of War – Israel Goes Against, Trump Escapes

Iran has established a new deterrence equation in the Middle East, directly retaliating against Israeli aggression and exposing the vulnerabilities of both Israel and its Western allies, including the US.

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Larry Johnson: Iran Missiles Rain Down on Northern Israel – Massive Strikes!
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Larry Johnson: Iran Missiles Rain Down on Northern Israel – Massive Strikes!

Geopolitical analyst Larry Johnson details how Israel's recent strike on an 'empty building' in Beirut triggered direct Iranian missile retaliation, escalating regional tensions and jeopardizing a US-Iran peace deal brokered by Pakistan.

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Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Opens Fire on American Fighter Jets
US-Iran RelationsGeopoliticsNuclear Deal

Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Opens Fire on American Fighter Jets

Professor Seyed M. Marandi details recent military escalations between the US and Iran, the stalled nuclear deal negotiations, and Iran's strategic leverage in the Persian Gulf, framing the situation as a critical juncture for regional and global stability.

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Col. Jacques Baud: Iran’s $Billion Power Move: Monetizing the World’s Oil Lifeline
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIntelligence Analysis

Col. Jacques Baud: Iran’s $Billion Power Move: Monetizing the World’s Oil Lifeline

Col. Jacques Baud argues that Iran has strategically outmaneuvered the US and Israel in the ongoing conflict, leveraging superior intelligence analysis and calibrated responses against Western miscalculations and ideological biases.

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Mohammad Marandi: “No Truce, No Talks”: Iran SLAMS US Claims as War Drags On
Iran-US relationsIran-Israel conflictGeopolitics of the Middle East

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.

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Mohammad Marandi: Iran Chooses New Supreme Leader — The War of Attrition Begins
Iran-US conflictStrait of HormuzGeopolitics

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.

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