Iran's missile blitz overnight in the Strait of Hormuz represented the largest in months as the pressure is on Trump to settle on a deal he's rejected or return to full war. Prof. Mohammad Marandi discusses the breaking developments as war escalates.
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Professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi tells Jamarl Thomas that Iran went on full alert after judging a US attack was coming, and that the chance of renewed war is high. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran out, he says, no longer change Iranian planning. He doubts the United States would arrest Araghchi or Pezeshkian during a visit, but says Iran would answer militarily if it tried.
He then sets out five scenarios. All-out strikes on Iranian infrastructure would be met by the destruction of Israeli and Persian Gulf infrastructure, the collapse of those states, and a global depression with oil and gas cut off for years.
A limited campaign against bases and missiles would fail, he says, because the important assets are underground or hidden among decoys, and Iran would shut the Strait of Hormuz, which is only partly open with Iranian consent.
Continuing the present policy still drives the US and world economy downhill, only more slowly. Declaring victory and walking away would not normalize the strait until Iran’s demands are met. The only route he accepts is for Washington to carry out the commitments Trump signed in the memorandum.
Iran is shifting to a wartime economy and is prepared for a fight that could last until the next US president, though Marandi doubts the American economy can last that long. He says Iran is militarily stronger than six months ago, and that a US strike on Ansar Allah would bring an Iranian response.
Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at Tehran University and former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, with Glenn Diesen on a US-Iran war he says could be days or hours away and engulf the region.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, University of Tehran, with Rachel Blevins on a U.S. munitions crunch, economic pain in the Persian Gulf, and decades of sanctions that he says were meant to strangle Iran. Marandi argues the global economy will feel the cost if the war continues, including the risk of a depression.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Tehran University professor and former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, talks with Glenn Diesen about Houthi (Ansar Allah) advances and why Iran is set to escalate.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi of Tehran University, a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, talks with Glenn Diesen about Iran's threat to send Netanyahu to "hell" and rising pressure on the U.S. after economic warfare against Iran.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi with Nima Alkhorshid of Dialogue Works on Iran activating a war economy and military surge as all-out conflict becomes more likely.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi and Danny Haiphong on Iran's new offensive strategy after US economic warfare, and Iran's warning that a next strike could wipe out US oil.
Marandi says Iran has a weapon even more devastating than a nuke and is ready to use it if necessary.
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Nima Alkhorshid of Dialogue Works speaks with Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi about a sharp drop in oil shipments and pressure on Gulf states via Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
The discussion covers how chokepoint disruption hits energy markets and regional politics, and what that means for US and Gulf strategy in the wider Middle East conflict.
A concise geopolitics update on oil logistics, Hormuz leverage, and the squeeze on Gulf economies.
