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Intelligence Analysis

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Col. Jacques Baud: Iran’s $Billion Power Move: Monetizing the World’s Oil Lifeline
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictIntelligence Analysis
Mar 23, 2026

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.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Ray McGovern: Iran Hits Targets Near Israel’s Nuclear Site
GeopoliticsUS-Iran RelationsIsrael-Iran Conflict
Mar 22, 2026

Ray McGovern: Iran Hits Targets Near Israel’s Nuclear Site

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern details the severe escalation between the US, Israel, and Iran, highlighting Iran's demonstrated military capabilities and the perilous risk of nuclear conflict driven by Netanyahu's political desperation and perceived influence over US policy.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Co. Jacques Baud: The Strait That Controls the World Economy – And Iran Knows It
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictStrait of Hormuz
Mar 16, 2026

Co. Jacques Baud: The Strait That Controls the World Economy – And Iran Knows It

Colonel Jacques Baud dissects how Iran's strategic control over the Strait of Hormuz and the West's consistent strategic miscalculations have fundamentally shifted global power dynamics, isolating Western nations and empowering adversaries.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Iran To Inflict MAXIMUM PAIN On Israel, US
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictAsymmetric Warfare
Mar 11, 2026

Iran To Inflict MAXIMUM PAIN On Israel, US

Iran is employing an asymmetric warfare strategy to inflict maximum pain on the US and Israel, aiming to deter future attacks by elevating costs and demonstrating an underestimated military and bureaucratic resilience.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
Col. Jacques Baud: The Middle East Just Changed Forever
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictMilitary Strategy
Mar 9, 2026

Col. Jacques Baud: The Middle East Just Changed Forever

Colonel Jacques Baud argues that the Middle East's geopolitical landscape has fundamentally shifted, with Iran's effective attrition warfare exposing US military vulnerabilities and turning American alliances into a liability for regional partners.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Ray McGovern: Does Armageddon Loom? Iran Comes Close to “DECIMATING” Israel in the Coming Weeks
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran-Israel Conflict
Mar 8, 2026

Ray McGovern: Does Armageddon Loom? Iran Comes Close to “DECIMATING” Israel in the Coming Weeks

A former CIA analyst warns that the US and Israel's escalating conflict with Iran, marked by a deliberate attack on a school and the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, risks nuclear war as Israel faces decimation from Iranian hypersonic missiles and a delusional US leadership miscalculates the new global power balance.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Col. Jacques Baud: The West’s Strategic Failure: Are We Running Out of Time?
GeopoliticsEuropean UnionUkraine Conflict
Feb 23, 2026

Col. Jacques Baud: The West’s Strategic Failure: Are We Running Out of Time?

Colonel Jacques Baud details his personal experience with EU sanctions, arguing that Europe's lack of strategic independence and its role in sabotaging peace efforts in Ukraine highlight a profound failure of leadership and a dangerous erosion of fundamental rights.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Ray McGovern: Two Fronts, One War? Trump Confronts BOTH Iran & Russia
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyRussia-Ukraine Conflict
Feb 15, 2026

Ray McGovern: Two Fronts, One War? Trump Confronts BOTH Iran & Russia

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern dissects the complex geopolitical landscape, arguing that Trump's administration faces significant challenges in both Ukraine and Iran, influenced by internal US dynamics and a shifting global power balance.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02