Missile threats are grounding flights and closing skies across the Gulf. What does this mean for the region? After repeated warnings, Yemeni missiles struck Terminal 3 & 4 of the King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as Sana'a imposes the same reality on Saudi Arabia as it has endured since 2015.
On this episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh provides a comprehensive breakdown of the latest Middle East developments. As the U.S. intensifies military and economic pressure on Tehran, Iran has carved a new strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, Israeli security officials are preparing for the possibility of Iranian retaliation as they prepare for renewed strikes and deploy additional air defense batteries to the greater Tel Aviv area. Plans to target Iran's critical national and energy infrastructure, following a call between Netanyahu and Trump.
Meanwhile, with Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport closed and the EU and FAA issuing stark airspace warnings, the logistical toll of the conflict in Yemen is mounting. Saudi airspace is effectively shutting down as repeated missile and drone attacks on major airports in Riyadh and Jeddah force massive flight cancellations and trigger severe international aviation warnings.
On the ground, Yemen's armed forces are dealing unprecedented blows to Saudi-backed PLC forces & capturing even more territory.
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On this explosive episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh covers the dramatic escalation in West Asia as Iran takes control of a US unmanned submarine and anti-ship missile barrages inflict real casualties on American soldiers, as the U.S. brings in another aircraft carrier to the region. This is not a drill — and it is not the story you are being told by mainstream media outlets.
Saudi oil infrastructure continues to take major hits, CENTCOM is no longer commenting on Iranian ballistic missile attacks on their bases & Mossad backed forces in Iraq.
Yemen’s Ansarallah is advancing & the capture of the strategic city of Taiz is near.
Israel is meanwhile aggressing against Gaza & Lebanon, while Hezbollah flies reconnaissance drones along the border in preparation for a large-scale escalation.
Inlakesh provides critical context that the corporate press deliberately omits: the history of US naval aggression in the Persian Gulf, the failure of diplomacy by design, and the devastating human toll on both sides of a conflict manufactured in Washington. From the illegal assassination of General Soleimani to the sabotage of Iranian nuclear facilities to the relentless militarization of the Persian Gulf, Inlakesh connects the dots that the mainstream press refuses to acknowledge. The American working class is paying the price — in blood and treasure — for the ambitions of an empire in decline.
If you want journalism that refuses to act as a Pentagon stenographer, you are in the right place
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Has Iran shifted from defense to offense in the Strait of Hormuz — and has that left the US with no good military options? Laith Marouf and Hos Shafi join Deep Dive Perspective for a critical look at Iran, the Axis of Resistance, and the Strait of Hormuz at the centre of West Asia geopolitics.
In this conversation, the guests argue that Iran has survived attacks from two nuclear powers, has depleted US standoff munitions, and is now dictating terms — including what they describe as demands for $300 billion in reparations, Iranian administration of the Strait, and an end to the war in Gaza and Lebanon. They frame Iran as a "shield of humanity" standing with Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and the wider Axis of Resistance, while portraying Western economies as manipulated, fragile, and nearing collapse. Hos Shafi links this resilience to faith and the Islamic Republic's ideology; Laith Marouf links it to strategy, agricultural self-sufficiency, and what he calls immunity to financial coercion.
The discussion also examines several highly contested claims as the guests' analysis — including allegations about ecocide, US/Israeli environmental warfare, Zionist ideology as the primary driver of US empire, predictions of Western economic collapse and internal repression, and Israel's alleged nuclear ambitions. These are presented as the guests' interpretations and advocacy, with context and counter-perspective below.
Key Topics: Strait of Hormuz and oil tanker traffic, Iran vs US, Iran Israel war, Axis of Resistance strategy, West Asia geopolitics, blockade and reparations debate, sanctions and Iranian economy, ecocide and environmental war claims, Palestine liberation debate, Lebanon Southern front
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction: Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and US Power
01:49 - Guests Argue Genocide in Gaza Continues
02:04 - Hos Shafi on Vengeance for Past Attacks [Guest's Claim]
02:52 - Have the US Run Out of Options? 80% Munitions Claim [Guest's Leaked Data Claim]
05:22 - Ships Withdrawn? Iran's Capabilities Claim
05:52 - Iran's Reported Demands: $300B, Strait Control, End Gaza War [Guest's Account]
07:55 - South Lebanon Front: Al-Tayr Hill Claim
09:19 - The "End of the Jewish Colony" Argument [Guest's Advocacy - Attributed]
12:21 - Rouhani as "Spent Force"? Reformists Critique [Guest's Opinion]
13:19 - Faith as Strategy: "Nation of Imam Hussein" & Shield of Humanity [Guest's Framework]
21:07 - Are Markets Fabricated? Economy Manipulation Debate
28:49 - Ecocide Claims: Oil Slicks, Black Rain, Sewage Plants [Allegations]
32:56 - Retaliation Advocacy: Targeting Refineries? [Guest's Advocated Policy - Not Endorsed]
47:20 - Western Economic Collapse Prediction [Guest's Forecast]
50:45 - Zionism as Primary Driver of Empire? [Guest's Ideological Thesis]
53:52 - Concentration Camps & "Genociding Own People" Claim [Guest's Allegation]
56:39 - Israel's Nuclear Use Thesis [Guest's Claim]
58:20 - Palestine Liberation vs One/Two-State Solution [Guest's Position]
01:02:19 - "Liberating Iraq & Gulf States" Advocacy [Guest's Advocacy - Not Endorsed]
GUEST INFORMATION:
Laith Marouf — Palestinian-Syrian media analyst and commentator on West Asia, focused on anti-imperialism, Palestine liberation and the Axis of Resistance. Hos Shafi (credited as Saint Shafi) — Iran-based analyst and commentator on Iranian defence, faith and regional resistance strategy. Views expressed are their own analysis, allegations and advocacy.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discusses Iran's stunning response to Trump's 'D-Day' attack as the march to World War 3 accelerates. Trump's economic and military operation is backfiring badly already, and China & Russia are giving Iran a boost to its devastating retaliation underway. Join us as we analyze all of this and more in geopolitics!
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Geopolitical commentator, media activist and founder of Free Palestine TV, Laith Marouf, returns for an edition of the Resistance Media Report. We'll cover the latest developments across the fronts in West Asia and developments in the region.
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The US & Israel suffer new devastating blows at the hands of Iran & its allies in Lebanon and Yemen. Israeli soldiers pay the price for occupying Lebanese lands as Yemen takes out over 60 Saudi-backed militants.
It's being called the "Iran War." In reality it is the latest chapter of American imperialism dressed up as "regional security," stoking violence throughout most of West Asia & igniting a much broader regional war.
While carrying out operations to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli forces entered a booby-trapped building triggering the explosives, killing at least two IDF soldiers and injuring seven others. In Yemen, Ansarallah, using ballistic missiles and drones, wiped out 60+ Saudi-backed proxy fighters who were mobilizing for an attack.
The Iran War continues to escalate — and this escalation was MADE IN WASHINGTON not Tehran.
On this episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh connects the dots the corporate media refuses to draw: U.S. arms sales, CIA-backed proxy networks, and a military-industrial complex that needs perpetual war to justify its existence.
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Scott Ritter discusses the desperation mounting for the Trump administration as it pursues a potential nuclear option for Russia and China following its massive defeat in Iran. Meanwhile the USS Lincoln is reportedly in crisis, further complicating the war designs of the American empire.
Scott Ritter is a former UN Weapons Inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer now widely renowned for his searing critiques of US foreign policy and pursuit of peace.