Danny Haiphong is joined by Mark Sleboda and Stanislav Krapivnik. He says sirens sounded at three RAF bases, including Lakenheath, after suspected drones, while the Mossad chief met Trump and Netanyahu keeps pressing to restart the war on Iran.
Sleboda says Washington is still moving between bad options, with limited stocks of Tomahawks and JASSMs. The Theodore Roosevelt is due within a few days.
Larry Johnson tells Danny Haiphong that the USS George H.W. Bush has gone 187 days without a port call, with the Navy extending the deployment at least another year, and he puts the chance of a new phase of the Iran war by November 18 or 19 at about 80%.
Danny says Iran fired ten missiles at US warships with no reported result, and that Iran says it hit a US Army early-warning radar in Bahrain. Theodore Roosevelt is due within about four days, with the Bush and the George Washington.
Chas Freeman tells Nima Alkhorshid that Iran's strike on a US-linked radar in Bahrain answers an attack on a communications tower in southern Iran, inside a blockade and an economic war of attrition over the Strait of Hormuz.
He says the stalemate is unstable, with no diplomacy and tit-for-tat strikes, while Netanyahu keeps pressing Trump to attack and Israel's military chief and intelligence agencies oppose it.
Trita Parsi with Glenn Diesen on Trump's Swiss cheese Iran plan and a US break with Israel. Parsi is co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Timeline:
00:00:00 The current state of the Iran war
00:02:55 Escalation risks and political dynamics
00:06:11 The Swiss cheese scenario
00:08:54 Iran's response and regional implications
00:11:51 The dilemma of US sanctions
00:15:06 The future of US-Iran relations
00:18:08 The multipolar world and sanctions efficacy
00:20:56 Israel's position and regional stability
00:23:49 The Saudi-Yemen conflict and US involvement
00:26:58 The shift in US foreign policy
00:29:50 Conclusion and future outlook
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Moscow meeting Vladimir Putin, and the real goal behind their talk of a new European security architecture looks a lot like a ceasefire by another name. Alex breaks down the Axios scoop, why this mirrors the Minsk playbook, Zelensky mocking Trump over Greenland in Denmark, Israel preparing a possible Iran strike, and the Nvidia board moving to oust Jensen Huang. Will Putin take the bait, or is Washington about to hear a firm no on any freeze?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Israel readies possible Iran strike
00:04:29 Nvidia board moves to oust Jensen Huang
00:09:40 Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin in Moscow
00:12:24 US asks Russia for new European security architecture
00:16:36 Putin's likely reply and a Minsk rerun
00:20:06 Zelensky tour and Donbas claims
00:23:42 Zelensky mocks Trump in Denmark
00:25:16 EU negotiator demand and Merz ready to call Putin
00:26:46 Italy school bomb threat hoax
00:28:57 Spain general strike over housing
00:31:39 Russian ambassador Darchiev dies at 66
00:32:07 Clown World: Ovechkin, Carney and Nikki Haley
00:34:16 Budanov speaks Russian again
Warwick Powell and Laith Marouf on TIO Talks, a week and a half after the US midterms, about talks in the Persian Gulf that Powell says do not match Iranian statements. Marouf calls the shift in Congress and the Israeli election theatrics. He says Netanyahu's share of the Israeli vote rose, and that the visible change was 19 seats for Palestinian citizens' lists.
He treats Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilization as psychological warfare, and says the United States has no bunker buster that can reach facilities hundreds of meters underground. He expects a wider war soon, started by Washington or Israel, and says the loss of Aden would be decisive for the Saudis in Yemen.
Our American Alchemist this week is Jonathan Caplan, a King's Counsel, prominent British barrister, and UFO researcher with over 50 years of experience investigating the phenomenon.
Jonathan joins Jesse to reveal the British Royal Family's surprising history with UFOs, including Prince Philip's private investigations and his aide's alleged encounter with a telepathic non-human intelligence. They examine the controversial Majestic 12 documents, Britain's role in UFO secrecy, alleged CIA crash retrieval operations, and claims connecting the JFK assassination to extraterrestrial intelligence. Jonathan also shares an extraordinary personal memory of life before birth, raising questions about reincarnation, consciousness, and the nature of reality. They explore what non-human intelligences might want from humanity and why governments may never fully disclose what they know.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Cold open
00:02:50 Introducing Jonathan Caplan KC
00:03:55 Prince Philip, Flying Saucer Review and palace witnesses
00:07:53 Peter Horsley meets the mysterious "Mr. Janus"
00:11:19 Lord Mountbatten and Dorothy Kilgallen's crashed-saucer story
00:13:32 King Charles, Dan Costello and the European royals
00:15:52 Why elites care: Maslow, the Rockefellers and Eric Walker
00:18:50 Haim Eshed and the "Galactic Federation"
00:24:32 Majestic 12, the Truman directive and Forrestal's diary
00:29:28 Britain's secret Flying Saucer Working Party
00:33:35 The death of James Forrestal
00:35:50 CIA crash retrievals: Varginha, Peru and Five Eyes
00:42:38 David Grusch, underwater bases and Villarroel's orbs
00:49:14 Paul Hellyer and the pioneers: Keel, Friedman and Mack
00:51:17 Douglas Caddy, Howard Hunt and Watergate
00:55:09 Was JFK killed over UFOs?
01:00:37 The "burned memo" and Lancer
01:02:37 Stanton Friedman and John Mack
01:05:46 Caplan's pre-birth memory and the cycle of life and death
01:13:22 Robert Hastings, Marco Rubio and credible witnesses
01:18:25 Why now? The debunkers: Condon, Hottel and Menzel
01:25:42 Their agenda: abductions, mutilations, Valensole and Timothy Good
01:33:29 Will the UK ever disclose? Trump and what counts as disclosure
Chas Freeman, former US assistant secretary of defense and ambassador to Saudi Arabia, with Glenn Diesen on US, Russian and Ukrainian talks that leave the Europeans out. The chapters run from negotiations in Abu Dhabi and Russian security to US-Iran relations, Israeli politics, and the future of American influence.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Negotiations in Abu Dhabi: A New Approach to European Security
00:08:30 The Role of Geography in Russian Security Concerns
00:15:29 Understanding Russian Fears and Historical Context
00:20:25 The Impact of Domestic Politics on Foreign Policy
00:26:49 The Future of U.S.-Iran Relations and Regional Stability
00:29:39 Regional Dynamics and Iranian Influence
00:35:28 Shifting Alliances and Israeli Politics
00:41:09 The Evolving Nature of Warfare
00:44:49 Global Power Shifts and Strategic Autonomy
00:52:55 The Future of American Influence
Nuclear war averted? Our source has the terms of the secret US–Iran deal. Larry Johnson says Moscow and Tehran discussed what each would do after a US or Israeli nuclear strike on Iran. Now TP's source — who heard Putin's call with Mohsen Rezaei — says the two sides have reached a tentative agreement not to escalate: Washington releases $8 billion through Qatar and lifts its naval blockade, and only then does Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Timeline:
00:09:07 The brink: what Moscow and Tehran discussed, according to Larry Johnson.
00:14:24 Our source: in the room for Putin's call with Rezaei.
00:17:03 The terms: $8 billion, the blockade, then Hormuz — the nuclear file last.
Scott Ritter discusses the US's third day in a row of "limited strikes" on Iran, this time hitting Qeshm island. CENTCOM has declared a new operation "Iron Gate" to cut off Iran's land routes while secretly telling Israel to be prepared to launch a wider war at any moment. This show breaks down what these developments mean for the region and the world as Trump finds himself stuck on the path of escalation on many fronts of the geopolitical landscape.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair, and the Chinese spy claims surrounding it are landing just days before Trump's summit with Xi Jinping. Alex asks who benefits from pushing Huang out, then turns to a Reuters exclusive on an EU report blaming Russia, MAGA and Israel for the France protests, Europe's push for a seat at the Abu Dhabi talks, and Trump's 60 Minutes interview on Ukraine and Iran. Is this really about espionage, or about who controls the future of AI?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Athens
00:00:28 NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admits affair
00:01:14 China denies spy claims
00:01:47 Timing ahead of the Trump Xi summit
00:05:31 Who wants Huang out as NVIDIA CEO?
00:09:30 EU report blames Russia, MAGA and Israel for France protests
00:11:50 Operation Overload
00:15:43 EU to borrow 40 billion for Ukraine
00:17:05 Macron's Elysee bunker
00:18:23 UK claims Russia behind hybrid attacks
00:19:42 France wants a seat at the Abu Dhabi talks
00:22:57 Kushner and the NATO Russia Council
00:25:51 Trump on 60 Minutes: Ukraine, Iran and Israel
00:32:14 Krakow gunman, Houthi strike on Aramco, hacked KIA list
00:36:13 Clown world: Dana White, Zelensky avoids Kiev
For years, Putin says, Iran turned down Russia’s air defence. Then — according to Pepe Escobar’s sources — Putin sent his own plane for Iran’s security chief, and after five hours a member of the negotiating team tells Zulfiqar Ali the S-400 deal is done. Escobar says it is not confirmed. Plus: Iran’s 400-target warning to every Gulf capital, and the strike on Aramco’s Riyadh tower.
Timeline:
00:09:45 Aramco’s Riyadh tower hit — and what Escobar says Ansar Allah hits next.
00:14:34 Iran’s message to every Gulf state: lend your airspace to an attack, and you are a target.
00:28:39 The S-400: what a member of the negotiating team told our host.
Episode 2232. Trump wants UFC boss Dana White as the next White House press secretary, and the news lands as Poland reels from a tragedy in Krakow during a tense judicial standoff. Alex breaks down Russia's hardline negotiating team for the Abu Dhabi talks with Medinsky, Ryabkov and Galuzin, and how Umerov, Witkoff and Kushner measure up, plus Patriot shortages in Germany, Paraguay's impeachment and coalition battles in Israel and Belgium, with references to Alexander Mercouris's analysis. Is Washington ready for what Moscow is bringing to the table?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Hybrid attacks and the Russia attribution question
00:00:47 Krakow tragedy in Poland
00:04:12 Timing raises questions amid Poland's judicial crisis
00:07:49 Russia's negotiating team for the Abu Dhabi talks
00:11:41 Umerov, Witkoff and Kushner outmatched?
00:14:24 Russian diesel tanker heads to New York
00:15:06 Democrats discuss 15 billion for Ukraine
00:17:01 Germany has no more Patriot interceptors
00:17:44 Sunday Times claims hybrid campaign against Ireland
00:18:11 Dana White as White House press secretary
00:20:46 Protests continue in France
00:23:49 Belgium's king rejects De Wever resignation
00:25:02 Coalition politics in New Zealand and Israel
00:28:28 Paraguay president Peña impeached
00:30:43 Clown world: Stephen Miller, Budanov, Black Sky, Sikorski
