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Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar | BREAKING: China's 72-HOUR Ultimatum to the US -Fix the Iran DEAL by Monday Or It's WAR | July 17, 2026

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In this emergency Friday briefing, Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali break down why Iran’s missiles have suddenly become accurate — the panel reports a shift from US GPS to China’s BeiDou satellite guidance — and why the next 72 hours may decide whether the Iran–US war stays regional or goes global. According to sources cited on the show, China has set a Monday deadline for Pakistan to restore the collapsed 14-point US–Iran MOU.

The panel also covers the Saudi strike on Sana’a’s runway that nearly downed an Iranian civilian flight, Iran’s signal that it may revise its nuclear doctrine and leave the NPT, the US strike on Iran’s Chabahar port, and Pakistan’s new red line. Several claims are developing and source-based; framing throughout reflects their verification status.

Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitical analysis channel focused on evidence-based breakdowns of great-power rivalry, energy, and de-dollarization. Support us on Substack ($5/mo). Guests: Pepe Escobar (veteran war correspondent), Larry Johnson (former CIA/State analyst), hosted by Zulfiqar Ali.

Scott Ritter | Iran's Missiles SMASH US Base in Jordan, Saudi Airport STRUCK as Trump Orders War | July 14, 2026

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Scott Ritter, Former UN Weapons Inspector and Marine Corps Intel Officer, discusses the massive escalation in the Iran war as Yemen enters into renewed conflict with a US-backed Saudi incursion, and Iran strikes back hard after Trump declared war following day 3 of CENTCOM strikes.

The Corbett Report | Trita Parsi on Why the Iran War Isn’t Over Yet | July 7, 2026

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Rejoice! The Iran war is over!...or is it? Today James talks to Trita Parsi, the co-founder and Executive Vice President of The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about his recent reporting on why Iran believes Israel will attack again before October.

We also discuss the emerging new Middle Eastern order and whether Israel can be brought into the fold or if an anti-Abraham Accord pact will define the new status quo. As a bonus, James asks Trita about reports that the State Department is trying to have him deported.

Show Notes:
Trita Parsi’s Substack
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007)
Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy
Why Iran believes Israel will attack again before October
Israel Belongs in the New Saudi-Iranian Order
Better Order Project
Saudi crown prince ‘lost confidence’ in Trump after US failure in Iran: Report
Trump Team Investigates How to Deport Major Iran War Critic

Dr. John Mearsheimer & Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi | Iran After Ayatollah Khamenei: The MOU, Lebanon, and the Road Ahead with Mehlaqa Samdani & Dr. Atiqa Batul | July 6, 2026

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As Ayatollah Khamenei's state funeral draws millions of Iranians and nearly 50 foreign delegations to Iran this week, we ask: what does this moment mean for Iran's internal stability, its standing in the region, and its fragile truce with Washington?

Since the June 17th Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding brought a fragile end to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, the agreement has faced serious strain. The June 26th Israel-Lebanon framework ties Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament, and low-level attacks between Iran, the U.S., and Israel continue. Is the Trump administration genuinely pursuing a grand bargain with Tehran, or is this just a tactical pause before renewed conflict?

In this episode (recorded July 6, 2026), Mehlaqa Samdani and Dr. Atiqa Batul are joined by:
🔹 Dr. John Mearsheimer — Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago — on the fragility of the MOU, the Strait of Hormuz, whether Iran is emerging as a fourth pole of global power, and what America's foreign policy history teaches about dealing with Iran.
🔹 Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi — Professor of English Literature and Orientalism, University of Tehran — on Khamenei's succession, Tehran's read on the MOU's survival, the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan-Egypt regional recalibration, Iran's information war, and the lessons of Iran's development under decades of sanctions.

Seyed M. Marandi | Iran's REVENGE Hits Trump as US Warships REPELLED in Hormuz | July 5, 2026

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Mohammad Marandi discusses the massive funeral for the ass*assinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei from on the ground, and analyzes the massive strait of Hormuz bombshell dropped by Iran when no one was watching.

Vijay Prashad & Zulfiqar Ali | Israel's Secret Plan, US's Silence - Is Iran's Supreme Leader the Next Targetd? | July 4, 2026

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Sources tell Transition Protocol that Israel's targeting of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has moved beyond Netanyahu's "wish list" into operational planning — during the very week millions fill the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, and Qom for Ali Khamenei's funeral. 

Vijay Prashad and Zulfiqar Ali break down why a strike now would be a Franz Ferdinand moment: Iran has privately warned Washington it will tear up the US–Iran MOU and return to full nuclear enrichment if pushed — and Prashad maps the escalation chain from the Strait of Hormuz to Qatar's refineries to the collapse of Egypt's stability. (Key claims in this episode are based on source reporting and analyst assessment; see on-screen attribution tags.)

Also in this episode: why the Gulf Arab states have concluded "the game is up" on the American security umbrella and what that means for the petrodollar; how Iran decentralized the funeral to defeat a decapitation strike; Pakistan's reported role — with Chinese technology — in breaking the Israeli kill chain; the Mossad myth vs. its botched-operations record; and Prashad's framework for the West's collapsing economic, diplomatic, institutional, and technological legitimacy.



Vijay Prashad is a historian, journalist, and director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitics channel covering de-dollarization, BRICS, and the multipolar transition — now translated into 12 languages.

Pepe Escobar | The MOU 'Coma' Was Fake-Iran, Oman and Pakistan’s SECRET Gulf Plan | July 1, 2026

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Sources on Transition Protocol claim that Iran and Oman have already moved toward controlling the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most important oil chokepoint — with Pakistan and China allegedly backing a broader post-U.S. Gulf security architecture. 

In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar examine whether the U.S.–Iran MOU is really dead, whether Trump is being pushed back to the table, and why the next phase may depend on frozen Iranian funds, Khamenei’s funeral timeline, and the Saudi–Pakistan defense track. 

This is a source-driven geopolitical breakdown. Public reporting has already confirmed major pieces of the wider context: the U.S.–Iran MOU, Pakistan/Qatar mediation, Hormuz reopening discussions, Oman–Iran sovereignty talks, UAE/Qatar frozen-funds movement, and debate inside Team Trump. The strongest claims are clearly framed as developing or source-based where independent confirmation is not yet available. 

Timeline:
00:00 Hormuz Takeover? The Source Claim
01:11 Iran and Oman’s Alleged Strait Decision
02:43 Pakistan and China Enter the Hormuz Story
03:55 What Is Decided vs. What Is Still Being Negotiated
05:53 Pakistan’s Saudi Deployment and Gulf Defense Shift
07:14 Yemen, Ansar Allah, UAE and Israel: The Roadblock Question
09:48 Is the U.S.–Iran MOU Secretly Alive?
10:41 Vance vs Rubio Inside Team Trump
12:36 Follow the Money: Qatar, UAE and Iran’s Frozen Funds
14:52 “100% Implemented”: The Strongest MOU Claim
15:51 Khamenei Funeral Timing and Iran’s Delay
17:31 Saudi, Iran, Qatar and a New Defense Order
19:32 Turkey, Azerbaijan and Central Asia in the Wider Alignment
20:40 Could the U.S. Be Forced Out of the Gulf?
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