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Professor Mohammad Marandi joins me live to break down the latest developments in the Iran war and the growing role of China behind the scenes.
We’ll discuss the current status of the conflict, why Donald Trump now wants to meet with Iran's leader in person! As Iranian oil shipments continue flowing to China despite Western pressure, this conversation explores whether the Iran-China partnership is becoming one of the most important geopolitical alliances in the world today.
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Geopolitical analyst Andrei Martyanov joins the show to break down new revelations on the status of the USS Gerald Ford as Iran forces what's left of the US Navy back to the Indian Ocean with missile strikes.
Top Iranian military leaders are also warning a strike on Israel could be imminent as the Netanyahu-led colony continues to cross Tehran's red line on Lebanon. Don't miss this must watch show!
The conflict involving Israel, Lebanon and Iran continues to raise questions about the possibility of a wider regional confrontation.
In this episode of Deep Dive Perspective, journalist and media analyst Laith Marouf joins us to discuss developments on the Israel–Lebanon front, the role of Hezbollah, the strategic calculations of Iran, and the broader implications for regional stability.
We explore military developments, political narratives, international diplomacy, the role of the United States, and what a prolonged conflict could mean for the future of the Middle East.
Whether you agree or disagree with the perspectives discussed, this conversation aims to examine the forces shaping one of the most consequential geopolitical crises of our time.
📌 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Why Israel Keeps Returning to Lebanon
01:59 Battlefield Reality vs Political Narrative
04:43 The Israeli Military and the Question of Morale
09:52 Escalation and Civilian Displacement
11:42 The Wider Regional Stakes
18:11 Iran, Hezbollah and Ceasefire Dynamics
23:59 Global Power and Political Influence
28:32 The Future Beyond the Conflict
32:29 Democracy, Power and Political Systems
38:32 The Future of the Resistance Axis
46:20 Closing Thoughts
About the Guest:
Laith Marouf is a Canadian journalist, media consultant and political commentator. He founded Free Palestine TV in 2023 and has worked extensively in community media, communications strategy and international affairs. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant at the Community Media Advocacy Centre and regularly provides analysis on Middle East politics, media narratives and geopolitical developments.
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Recent attacks, military escalation, and shifting political signals suggest that what many thought was over may only have been on pause. Former CIA officer Larry Johnson explains how the Iran-US conflict is entering a dangerous new phase — and why Round 2 could be very different from the first.
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Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down Putin's pointed response to Zelensky's open letter at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where the Russian president called the letter rude and designed to prevent talks, dismissed Zelensky as the author without naming him, and told the Russian military to get to work as 141 Ukrainian drones targeted the Leningrad region in what Christoforou identifies as a deliberate distraction from the near-complete Russian capture of Kostiantynivka, the biggest city seized since Mariupol.
The update also covers escalating US and Iran strikes across the Gulf, NATO's new 70 billion aid push led by Merz, EU plans to return military age Ukrainian men to the front lines, and the growing Albanian protest movement now dubbed the Flamingo Revolution over the Kushner island development. With Russia advancing, the ceasefire holding by a thread, and Western money still flowing, is the collective West running out of options to change the outcome on the ground?
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Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team.
Prof. Marandi discusses how Iran's toll booth is already operating, why Iran hit Kuwait, the decline of Israel & the suspicions that Iran will now aquire a nucear weapon for deterrence.
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The US-Iran standoff has become a full-scale war of economic attrition, with Pakistan playing courier between Washington and Tehran.
Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down why oil prices are nowhere near the predicted $150 a barrel, whether Iran's economy is actually close to breaking, and how the Trump administration is buying time ahead of the US midterms.
Are the Iranians more resilient than the CIA thinks, and what happens if this whole strategy collapses by autumn?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: US Iran Courier Diplomacy via Pakistan
00:01:06 Trump Netanyahu Good Cop Bad Cop Analysis
00:01:54 The Waiting Game: Economic Pressure on Iran
00:03:36 Each Side Waits for the Other to Break
00:04:53 The Real Battle: Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
00:06:53 Lebanon as Cover for the Broader Standoff
00:07:25 CIA Assessment: Four Months Until Iranian Economy Folds
00:09:21 Why Iran May Not Break by September
00:12:01 The Oil Price Mystery: Where Is the $150 Barrel?
00:15:43 Europe in Recession and Falling Energy Demand
00:16:31 US Vassals Absorb the Pain While America Holds Out
00:19:27 A War of Economic Attrition: Who Breaks First?
00:21:29 Trump Strings Everyone Along: Media Control and MAGA Base
00:24:17 Trump's Emergency Cards: Cuba and Greenland as Distractions
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Former CIA Analyst Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson join the show as Iran continues to retaliate against US aggression, this time launching missiles at a US Destroyer in the Gulf of Oman. Iran has said it isn't done yet, and Trump appears paralyzed. Two of the top analysts in geopolitics with a wealth of experience break down what's happening and where we are headed.
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According to sources with direct access to decision-makers in Pakistan, the Gulf war may be days from ending — with President Trump expected to travel to Islamabad to meet Iran’s President Pezeshkian and sign the “Islamabad Accord.”
In this episode of POWER SHIFT, Zulfiqar Ali, Pepe Escobar, and former CIA officer Larry C. Johnson lay out the full picture: the three-stage roadmap (Israel halts Lebanon and Palestine → the Strait of Hormuz reopens → the accord is finalized), a 24–48 hour announcement window, China’s role behind the scenes with Putin’s blessing, and the real risks that could still derail it.
⚠️ This reflects source-based intelligence on a deal that is NOT yet signed. We present it as developing, and we mark what we know versus what we don’t.
Timeline:
• 00:00 The breaking story
• 00:50 The 3 stages
• 02:30 The Islamabad Accord
• 03:00 Trump vs. Netanyahu
• 03:30 America’s options
• 05:55 Johnson: the source & caveats
• 07:53 Escobar from St. Petersburg
• 09:24 “The mother of all game changers”
• 11:45 Why Munir matters / accord vs. treaty
• 16:54 MBS & Pakistan force the issue
• 18:46 The 20–25 day timeline
• 21:09 A Chinese deal, blessed by Putin
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In one of the most shocking courtroom moments in American political history, Trump was physically removed from a federal courtroom by his own security detail after a judge played a secret audio recording prosecutors are calling the evidence suppression tape. According to eyewitnesses, the recording captures Trump's own voice allegedly giving direct orders to hide classified documents and obstruct federal investigations.
In this video, John Foster breaks down exactly what happened inside that courtroom, what is on the tape, why the crime-fraud exception allowed this recording to be admitted as evidence despite attorney-client privilege claims, and what this means for Trump's legal future and political ambitions.
We cover:
- The courtroom meltdown and physical removal
- What prosecutors say is on the recording
- Why the judge admitted the tape under the crime-fraud exception
- How this destroys Trump's legal defense
- The political fallout and what comes next
This is not speculation. This is audio evidence that prosecutors say proves criminal intent beyond reasonable doubt. And the implications for American politics could not be more significant.
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