Seyed M. Marandi | U.S. Naval Blockade & Ground Invasion of Iran? Apr. 16, 2026

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains the Iranian perspective on why the negotiations with the US failed, what to expect from the US naval blockade, and the likely war that will continue. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team.

Larry Johnson | Trump's Naval Blockade & Ceasefire Collapse | Apr. 15, 2026

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Trump imposes naval blockade on Iran as ceasefire begins to break down. Johnson is a former CIA intelligence analyst who also worked at the U.S. State Department's Office of Counterterrorism.

Jeffrey Sachs | Trump's Naval Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz | Apr. 14, 2026

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses Trump's naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the extent to which U.S. policy can still be considered rational.

Prof. Jiang Xueqin | The Iran War & the Battle for the Petrodollar | Apr. 13, 2026

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Max Blumenthal | Israel First’ in Iran War Sparks MAGA Civil War | Apr. 11, 2026

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Max Blumenthal discusses why the consensus over the US-Israel partnership is unravelling as the intrusive influence of Israel is widely seen to undermine US interests. The disastrous Iran War has intensified the MAGA Civil War. 

Blumenthal is the editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including best-selling Republican Gomorrah, Goliath, The Fifty One Day War, and The Management of Savagery. He has produced print articles for an array of publications, many video reports, and several documentaries, including Killing Gaza.

Alex Krainer | Global Economy Will Be Transformed After the Iran War | Apr. 10, 2026

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Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses the unpredictable energy, food and economic shockwaves from the Iran War.

Lawrence Wilkerson | New World - Iran Ceasefire Fails, NATO Is Dead & the U.S. Risks Civil War | Apr. 9, 2026

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Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses why the ceasefire may be failing, why NATO is dead, and why the U.S. could be heading toward civil war.

Scott Ritter | War Goes Horribly Wrong - U.S. Could Use Nuclear Weapons | Apr. 7, 2026

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Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter discusses Trump's warning, "A whole civilization will die tonight".

Alastair Crooke | Iran Will Emerge Stronger After the War & Reshape the Global Economy | Apr. 7, 2026

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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke outlines Iran's retaliation strategy, which entails conditional access to the Strait of Hormuz.

Ray McGovern | The Death of NATO - Time for a New Strategy? | Apr. 5, 2026

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Ray McGovern was a CIA officer for 27 years, he chaired the National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the CIA's Presidential Daily Briefs. McGovern discusses how the US empire is collapsing and pulling down the entire US-led security architecture.

Jeffrey Sachs | Iran War Broke U.S. Empire & Alliance Systems | Apr. 4, 2026

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses the unravelling of the US alliance system that has dominated the past decades and how a lingering imperial mindset prevents adjustment to new realities.

Joe Kent | Iran War, Israeli Influence & Creating ISIS | Apr. 2, 2026

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Joe Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran. Kent discusses the mistake of attacking Iran, the intrusive influence of Israel over U.S. foreign policy, ignoring that Iran is a rational actor, the pro-war bias in Washington, the U.S. contribution to creating ISIS, the curse of the forever wars, and the hubris following the military intervention in Venezuela.

Michael Hudson | World Will Not Be the Same After the Iran War | Apr. 1, 2026

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Prof. Michael Hudson, a world-renowned classical economist, discusses why the war against Iran has changed the global economy permanently. Please support Michael Hudson's important work on: patreon.com/michaelhudson

Seyed M. Marandi | Yemen Joins the War - Red Sea Could Be Blocked Next | Mar. 29, 2026

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi discusses the ongoing escalation in the Iran War—and why Yemen's sudden entry could be a game-changer. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. (Some of the video is lagging due to the ongoing bombing of Tehran).

John Mearsheimer | "Iran Holds All the Cards" - The Strategic Defeat of the U.S. | Mar. 27, 2026

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Prof. John Mearsheimer explains why Iran holds all the cards and could devastate the US and the global economy by going up the escalation ladder. A U.S. defeat in Iran, which appears inevitably, will also result in a much wider strategic defeat of the US position in the international system. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.

Stanislav Krapivnik | Baltic States Attack Russia & Gulf States Collapse | Mar. 26, 2026

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Stanislav Krapivnik discusses the attack on a key Russian post on the Baltic coast, and also why the energy collapse in the Gulf States will likely be enduring, if not possibly permanent.

Jeffrey Sachs | Iran is the Graveyard of American Hegemony | Mar. 25, 2026

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Pepe Escobar | Iran's Strategy of Attrition Warfare | Mar. 23, 2026

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Seyed M. Marandi | Total War - Attacking Nuclear Plants, Desalination & Infrastructure| Mar. 22, 2026

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi discusses the targeting of nuclear plants, desalination plants, critical infrastructure, and the civilian population. Trump has given Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz (capitulation), otherwise the US will destroy Iran's energy facilities. Then there will be no limits on Iran's response, and the consequences will be global. The future of global stability will be decided over the next few days. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team.

Seyed M. Marandi | U.S. Attacked World's Largest Gas Field & Iran Declares Economic War | Mar. 18, 2026

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Description:
Seyed Mohammad Marandi argues that Iran has declared economic war after the US and Israel attacked South Pars, the world's largest gas field. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team.