Interviews 02

Interviews 02

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Paul Craig Roberts: Lebanon's Speaker Declares US-Israel Deal "Won't Be Implemented
US Foreign PolicyMiddle East GeopoliticsIran-US Relations

Paul Craig Roberts: Lebanon's Speaker Declares US-Israel Deal "Won't Be Implemented

Paul Craig Roberts argues that US-Iran negotiations and the Lebanon-Israel deal are charades driven by US domestic political needs and Israeli influence, not genuine peace, leading to perpetual conflict and eroding American independence.

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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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Matthew Hoh: Congress' 'Ceasefire' Resolution is a TOTAL SCAM (80% of Us Want REAL Action)
US Foreign PolicyWar Powers ResolutionMiddle East Geopolitics

Matthew Hoh: Congress' 'Ceasefire' Resolution is a TOTAL SCAM (80% of Us Want REAL Action)

Matthew Hoh argues that US Congress's 'ceasefire' resolutions are performative gestures, while a new US-Iran deal reshapes Middle Eastern power dynamics and exposes deep divisions within American political parties.

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Scott Ritter: Israel DEFEATED on Every Front – The Fallout Begins
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Scott Ritter: Israel DEFEATED on Every Front – The Fallout Begins

Geopolitical analyst Scott Ritter asserts that Israel has been defeated on multiple fronts, leading to a significant re-evaluation of US foreign policy and regional power dynamics, driven by economic pressures and shifting alliances.

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John Helmer: Vance DESTROYS Netanyahu's Cabinet in FIERY Rant - Putin's Shaking Move
US Foreign PolicyIran Nuclear DealMiddle East Politics

John Helmer: Vance DESTROYS Netanyahu's Cabinet in FIERY Rant - Putin's Shaking Move

This episode dissects the geopolitical chess game involving US-Iran negotiations, J.D. Vance's presidential ambitions, and Russia's strategic calculations, revealing how domestic politics drive international policy.

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Pepe Escobar: Israel Just Got Outplayed - The MoU That 'Beat' Israel Where It Hurts
GeopoliticsMiddle EastUS Foreign Policy

Pepe Escobar: Israel Just Got Outplayed - The MoU That 'Beat' Israel Where It Hurts

Pepe Escobar argues that a recent Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), brokered by Pakistan and backed by China, represents a significant strategic defeat for the United States and Israel, forcing a temporary de-escalation in West Asia driven by US domestic political and energy supply crises.

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Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran WIPES OUT Trump’s Proposal & INSISTS on Its Own Terms (It’s Over)
US Foreign PolicyIran Nuclear ProgramMiddle East Conflict

Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran WIPES OUT Trump’s Proposal & INSISTS on Its Own Terms (It’s Over)

Colonel Larry Wilkerson dissects Iran's uncompromising demands, the US's eroding diplomatic credibility, and the escalating Middle East conflict's global economic and geopolitical ramifications, including a potential shift of US military presence to Poland.

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John Helmer: China, Russia & the Iran War: The Nuclear Option
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

John Helmer: China, Russia & the Iran War: The Nuclear Option

As the US-Israel war with Iran escalates, Russia and China's calculated responses reshape global power dynamics, pushing the region towards a potential nuclear brink and threatening US domestic stability.

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Alex Krainer: Iran Vows to Open The Gates Of Hell Going On ‘OFFENSIVE AIR DEFENSE’
US Foreign PolicyIran-Israel ConflictGeopolitics of West Asia

Alex Krainer: Iran Vows to Open The Gates Of Hell Going On ‘OFFENSIVE AIR DEFENSE’

Geopolitical analyst Alex Krainer argues that former President Trump is strategically resisting pressure from the Israeli lobby and US deep state to avoid war with Iran, recognizing that US interests are adversarial to Israel's and that a regional war would be catastrophic.

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Andrei Martyanov: "Game Over": Russia's Plan to End Everything is Now Active
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyRussia-Ukraine War

Andrei Martyanov: "Game Over": Russia's Plan to End Everything is Now Active

Andrei Martyanov asserts that Europe is geopolitically irrelevant and militarily pathetic, while the US is a declining superpower whose military mythology has been demolished, forcing a new world order shaped by Russia, China, and a self-serving US domestic agenda.

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Alastair Crooke: The Hidden Signal: How One Answer Could Ignite the Middle East
US Foreign PolicyMiddle East GeopoliticsIsraeli Politics

Alastair Crooke: The Hidden Signal: How One Answer Could Ignite the Middle East

Donald Trump's seemingly contradictory statements on Israel and Iran are a calculated domestic political maneuver to manage the evolving 'America First' base, while Netanyahu seeks an Iran war to consolidate power amidst legal troubles and perceived failures in Gaza.

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