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The Duran | Russia's Economic Model: Growth Without the Debt Trap | Aug. 24, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Russia's Economic Model: Growth Without the Debt Trap.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro Putin's statements on the Russian economy
00:00:28 GDP surprises to the upside despite tight monetary policy
00:01:29 Central bank cuts rates and the economy rebounds
00:03:05 Putin chairs a Kremlin meeting unveiling a new economic model
00:04:34 How the Russian model shifted after 2014 sanctions
00:05:52 A more China style approach with heavy investment in infrastructure
00:07:11 Europes economy compared to Russias low debt growth
00:08:25 Reindustrialization and new factories rising across Russia
00:10:35 Europes weapons spending replaces a real growth policy
00:15:10 Why the Draghi and Merz plans for Europe have failed

Pepe Escobar | TRUMP'S "MAXIMUM PRESSURE" ON IRAN JUST GOT REJECTED — 440kg Missing | Aug. 22, 2026

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Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali on Transition Protocol on unaccounted Iranian uranium, Pakistan's Iran corridors, and Trump's maximum-pressure campaign.

440.9 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium are unaccounted for, and according to sources inside the Pakistani command the only remaining channel with visibility into where it went runs through a mediator Donald Trump has discarded. Escobar and Ali report Pakistan will not close the six overland corridors keeping Iran supplied, will not close Gwadar, and does not treat Scott Bessent's sanctions threats as reason to change course.

They also report Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has met Wang Yi and secured a Chinese commitment to backstop Pakistan if it walks away from the $10 billion IMF programme. Iran's internal calculation, they say, is that it can absorb maximum pressure until November; Escobar assesses Tehran may go on the offensive within weeks if provoked again.

The Duran | Trump's Economic Siege on Iran, China and BRICS Stand in the Way | Aug. 21, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Trump's Economic Siege on Iran, China and BRICS Stand in the Way. 


Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump announces economic D Day against Iran
00:00:37 Iran must lean on BRICS Russia and especially China
00:01:28 Can the US crush Irans economy without China
00:02:35 Chinas own interests in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia
00:03:43 China's goodwill toward Iran after the American attack
00:05:54 Iran talks strikes on NATO and the Gulf instead of courting China
00:07:58 Short term pain for the West versus long term risk for Iran
00:09:05 Irans 90 percent inflation and how China could fix it
00:12:41 Should Iran bet its future on a US economic crisis
00:14:32 The deep state versus Trump and whether Europe can hold the line

Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar | Trump Tried to Buy Iran's Revolutionary Guard IRAN REJECTS TRUMP'S BILLIONS IN BRIBES | Transition Protocol Aug. 20, 2026

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Trump's White House tried to buy off Iran's Revolutionary Guard with a multi-billion-dollar offer modeled on the Venezuela playbook — and got refused twice, first by IRGC commander Vahidi, who called it treason, and then by Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, who told Trump directly that Islamabad would not help destabilize Tehran's leadership.

In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali, Pepe Escobar, and Larry Johnson break down the failed bribery attempt, China's directive to Pakistan to prioritize its Iran relationship, and why the collapse of the US–Iran memorandum of understanding is now pushing Washington toward open discussion of a nuclear strike on Iran.

The panel also covers the global diesel and aviation-fuel shortage triggered by the Strait of Hormuz blockade, the UAE's public cutoff of trade with Iran days after reportedly sending Tehran billions in cash and gold, and why Oman and Qatar are now openly rejecting US pressure over who controls the strait.

This episode is built on direct reporting from sources inside Tehran and Islamabad and lands the same week the US–Iran MOU formally expired (August 17–18, 2026), with Iran declaring a shift to a fully offensive posture on Hormuz.

Zulfiqar Ali reports with direct access to decision-making circles in Islamabad and Tehran; Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical analyst covering Eurasia and the multipolar order from the ground; Larry Johnson is a former US intelligence and State Department official providing military and strategic analysis. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitical and economic analysis channel focused on evidence-based reporting and high-signal breakdowns of global power shifts and their financial consequences.

Pepe Escobar | EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Secret Iran Backchannel COLLAPSED-Pak Army Chief Refused Trump’s Request | Aug. 18, 2026

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The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding has expired — and this episode reveals exactly why. Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali break down two secret back-channel plays Washington ran to bypass Pakistan and reach Iran’s military command directly, why IRGC leadership refused both times, and what Iran’s newly appointed #2 official signaled by shifting toward "offense."

The conversation goes deep on nuclear-normalization talk reportedly circulating in Washington, Iran’s retaliation posture, Pakistan’s damaged mediator role, and the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi where Iran, Russia, and China’s presidents are expected to meet.

Pepe Escobar is a globally recognized, veteran geopolitical journalist with decades of on-the-ground reporting across Eurasia; Zulfiqar Ali hosts Transition Protocol with direct sourcing inside regional decision-making circles.

This is Transition Protocol — independent, source-driven analysis of the shift away from a unipolar world order. Subscribe for continuing coverage of the Iran-U.S. standoff, and join our Substack for twice-weekly deep intelligence briefings

Larry Johnson | BREAKING: ”Iran Is Done Playing Defense”-Insiders WARN of a Strike on a US Warship | Aug. 17, 2026

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Iran has moved from defensive to offensive posture — and sources in Tehran and Islamabad tell Transition Protocol the next step under discussion is an attack on a US Navy warship. Meanwhile, the American fleet enforcing the Iran blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is running out of food, having lost its forward resupply warehouses in Bahrain and Oman and half its fast combat supply ships to a decade-old budget cut. Today the US–Iran MOU officially expired. Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali break down what happens next.

In this episode: why Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman, and the Hormuz transit-fee agreement that likely triggered it; why oil moving off ships is reportedly changing hands as high as $260 a barrel while the tanker ETF has gone from $67 to $387 since February; why the global diesel and aviation fuel shortage cannot be solved by pumping more crude; how BRICS, China’s CIPS payment system and six new Pakistani overland routes have made sanctioning Iran into isolation impossible; why the Turkey–Pakistan–Saudi Mecca pact cannot fight for 12 to 18 months; and what was reportedly discussed about the nuclear option at Camp David this weekend.

Larry Johnson spent 27 years in US intelligence and counterterrorism, including the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counterterrorism, and has run joint military operations planning for over two decades.

Zulfiqar Ali reports with direct visibility into decision-making circles in Tehran and Islamabad. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitical and economic analysis channel focused on evidence-based reporting and high-signal breakdowns of global power shifts and their financial consequences. Some claims in this episode are source-based and developing; each is identified as such on screen. Nothing here is investment advice.;

Carl Zha | China’s ENERGY Strategy Puts U.S. BLOCKADE to SHAME + Trump LASHES OUT at South Korea | Rachel Blevins | Aug.18, 2026

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The U.S. continues its pivot AWAY from Asia, as the last U.S. aircraft carrier has left the Pacific, on its way to the Middle East, and as President Trump announced plans to “substantially reduce” U.S. involvement in joint military exercises with South Korea.

Carl Zha, a geopolitical analyst and Host of the Silk & Steel Podcast, noted that the U.S. war on Iran has exposed the myth that the U.S. would protect its vassal states around the world, and it has also reminded the world why China has reshaped its energy strategy with a focus on renewable, electric vehicles, building up its strategic petroleum reserves, etc.

 
China was prepared for this day to come, and it will survive this war. We can’t say the same for the U.S.

Jackson Hinkle, Larry C. Johnson | US Soldiers Give Up! Iran War Backfires on USA | Aug. 16, 2026

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Cyrus Janssen hosts Jackson Hinkle and Larry C. Johnson on reports of U.S. soldiers giving up and the Iran war turning against the United States.

The stream covers what is happening on the ground, what it means for America’s Middle East strategy, and where the war could go next.

Dr. Warwick Powell | U S Empire Is Losing Control: Japan Rearms as China Rises | Aug. 16, 2026

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Professor John Mearsheimer argues that the lessons of the Gulf crisis will not necessarily translate to East Asia because countries such as Japan and South Korea still see the United States as their indispensable security partner.

But Dr. Warwick Powell argues that the reality may be more complicated.

If Iran can strike U.S. bases and expose weaknesses in America's ability to protect its regional military infrastructure, America's allies may eventually begin preparing for a future in which Washington cannot provide the same level of security it once did.

Japan is already undergoing a major military transformation. But what is driving it?

Pepe Escobar | EXCLUSIVE: UAE Flew GOLD SECRETLY to Tehran,Iran's Warning: 2k ATTACK Boats Are Waiting | Aug. 15, 2026

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Iran has reportedly given Washington a matter of days — not weeks — to change course on the Strait of Hormuz, according to Pakistani and Iranian mediation sources detailed in this Transition Protocol special. I
n this breaking-news episode, Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar break down MBS's second phone call blocking a revamped US strike on Iran, the UAE's stunning gold-and-cash outreach to Tehran, Pakistan and China's central role as mediators, and Iran's readiness — including a reported 2,000-boat swarm fleet — to defend the Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy fails.

Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical analyst and journalist covering Eurasia, BRICS, and multipolar world affairs for over two decades; Zulfiqar Ali hosts Transition Protocol, a source-driven geopolitical and economic analysis show reaching audiences in fourteen languages. This is analysis and source-based reporting — claims marked DEVELOPING or UNVERIFIED are clearly flagged throughout.

The Duran | Demand Destruction: The Real Energy Crisis Hitting Europe and Japan | Aug. 16, 2026

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Demand Destruction: The Real Energy Crisis Hitting Europe and Japan
The Duran: Episode 2598

Timeline:
00:00:00 Strait of Hormuz closure and Iran's demands
00:00:54 Global shortages set to hit economies hard
00:01:19 Why Iran will not reopen Hormuz
00:02:32 US oil reserves drop below the safe limit
00:03:23 Europe's gas reserves are critically low
00:04:36 AI data centers fueling US gas demand
00:05:11 Diesel and aviation fuel shortages spread
00:07:15 Cost of living surge coming to Europe and Japan
00:08:15 Deindustrialization accelerates across Europe
00:09:29 Theory the crisis targets BRICS and China
00:12:40 Wealth transfer to the elite explained
00:16:35 Japan's energy dependence and lost opportunity
00:19:19 Putin visits the Kuril Islands
00:23:06 Vassals take the hit first for empire
00:24:58 History behind the Kuril Islands dispute

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