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 2072. Russia is heading to the Abu Dhabi talks with its toughest, most experienced negotiating team, and its demands now reach far beyond Ukraine to the entire security architecture of Europe. Alexander breaks down why Medinsky, Ryabkov, Kostyukov and Galuzin signal a hard line rather than concessions, how Witkoff, Kushner and Umerov measure up, and what the strikes on Kiev's bridges, new Rassvet satellites and Germany's Patriot shortage mean for the conflict. If the West refuses to negotiate a new European security order, is Moscow already preparing its next move?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Russia sends its toughest team to Abu Dhabi
00:00:42 Bloomberg and the West's idea of constructive talks
00:05:28 Medinsky leads the Russian delegation
00:10:51 Kostyukov and the military officials join
00:13:26 Galuzin and the foreign ministry role
00:14:48 Security architecture of Europe on the table
00:15:55 Russia's territorial demands not up for discussion
00:19:10 Ryabkov and the 2021 draft treaties
00:24:27 Europeans shut out of the talks
00:26:54 Well prepared Russians vs Umerov, Witkoff and Kushner
00:30:30 Iran tensions could derail Abu Dhabi
00:33:18 Why the talks are likely to fail
00:38:25 The Belarus model for Ukraine
00:42:48 Kiev bridges hit by ballistic missiles
00:44:48 New Rassvet satellite launch from Plesetsk
00:52:33 Is Kiev becoming uninhabitable?
00:55:59 Softening up Kiev and the Dnieper strategy
01:03:31 Zaporozhye bridge strike and front line updates
01:07:55 Democrats' 15 billion and Germany's Patriot shortage
01:13:25 Putin's three hour meeting with Iran's security chief
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
Scott Ritter and Patrik Baab on The World This Week: Will lame ducks Trump and Netanyahu unleash their fury on Iran? Does Trump have a big Ukraine deal? Also, the crisis in Poland, the Democrats and Ukraine, and the uprisings in Europe.
Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi of Tehran University, a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team, talks with Glenn Diesen about Trump escalating the Iran war and a proposed Iron Gate blockade of land corridors.
Timeline:
00:00:00 The proposed blockade and the question of US strategy
00:02:24 Marandi's view of decades of sanctions and pressure
00:07:30 Iran's land routes and the limits of stopping trade
00:11:10 Medicine imports, air links, and regional pressure
00:13:09 What the Putin-Rezaei meeting may signal
00:17:35 Rail and gas projects shaping Iran-Russia ties
00:23:22 Diplomacy, US divisions, and the risk of escalation
00:27:14 Infrastructure strikes and the potential economic fallout
00:34:09 Why Marandi calls Trump a gambler
00:41:33 Gulf states' reported outreach to Iran
00:46:11 The strike on Qeshm Island and how close war may be
Carl Crusher examines a remote viewing incident at Mount Wilson Ranch during filming of Beyond Skinwalker Ranch. An anonymous caller claiming Pentagon affiliation described personal details and the exact location of the crew.
Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou talk with Armando Mema about Alexander Stubb's unexpected call to Putin, Finland's turn from frontier state toward a bridge state, and Baltic tensions around Kaliningrad.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Armando Mema
00:01:03 Stubb unexpectedly calls Putin
00:02:43 Years of criminalizing calls for dialogue
00:04:36 Was the call requested by Washington?
00:07:57 Baltic tensions, Kaliningrad and blockade assurances
00:10:31 Finland's nuclear law and the French umbrella
00:13:57 Elbridge Colby and the risk of being left alone
00:15:26 Stubb rewrites history: frontier or bridge state?
00:18:18 Shifting public opinion inside Finland
00:21:10 Finland's economic crisis and the ice hockey row
Stanley Krippner, PhD, is a Fellow in five APA divisions and past president of two divisions (30 and 32). Formerly, he was director of the Maimonides Medical Center Dream Research Laboratory in Brooklyn, NY.
He is the coauthor of Dream Telepathy, Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them, The Mythic Path, and Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans, and coeditor of Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential or Human Illusion, Healing Tales, Healing Stories, Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence, Psychokinesis (Advances in Parapsychological Research, 1), and many other books.
He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and has published cross-cultural studies on spiritual content in dreams.
In this interview, rebooted from 2016, he describes his encounters, during the early days of the psychedelic movement, with such notable figures as Alan Watts, Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, Salvador Roquet, Maria Sabina, Jean Houston, Robert Masters, and the Grateful Dead.
He maintains that psychedelic experiences have been uniformly positive for him, and that he always approaches them in terms of what can be learned. He suggests that marijuana, a mild psychedelic, has potential as a tool in psychotherapy. He favors decriminalization. However, more research is needed.
Trita Parsi and KJ Noh discuss how the world came to the brink of all-out war overnight as US strikes on Qeshm island were answered by Iran with several drones downed and fighter jets targeted. Why is the US going for tit-for-tat and attempting to keep the media spotlight off its "limited strikes"? What will renewed and intensified US-Israeli aggression on Iran mean for the world order?
The war was supposed to topple Tehran. Trump lost Congress instead, and two days later, Iran's security chief was in the Kremlin. Vijay Prashad, speaking from Kenya, on Putin's call, Iran's nuclear card and what Tehran really gained. Host Zulfiqar Ali brings what his source inside the room says came first.
In Prashad's words: "If I was Iran… I would not put the nuclear issue on the table at all." And: "If Iran does decide to create a nuclear shield… people around the world in the Global South will cheer for Iran." And: "It's also erroneous to say Iran defeated the United States… So it had a strategic victory."
Timeline:
00:10:56 If I was Iran, I would not put the nuclear issue on the table at all
00:12:08 The 2 November call: sources say Putin placed it, and it ran 95 minutes
00:25:48 The Kremlin confirms: Rezaei flew to Moscow to meet Putin
Alex Christoforou, episode 2231, on Russia dismantling Ukraine, the EU rejecting a Trump security plan, Susie Wiles out, and Stephen Miller promoted.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Susie Wiles out, Stephen Miller promoted
00:05:03 Vance pushes for new Iran deal
00:07:46 Zelensky victory tour and the 16 billion claim
00:10:59 Zelensky on CNN: Democrats on our side
00:12:34 Kallas rejects Trump security plan in Warsaw
00:17:22 Russia knocks out Kiev's north bridge
00:19:09 Financial Times on Russia dismantling Ukraine
00:20:15 Musk regrets Starlink for Ukraine
00:23:32 Rutte admits Ukraine won't regain territory
00:25:43 Metsola in Warsaw, Tusk dictator banner
00:28:38 Rutte's Swiss mountaintop comment
00:30:46 Kallas repeats 54,000 casualty claim
00:32:25 Trump becomes Mr. Veto
00:33:35 Swedish media blames Putin for smart fridges
Scott Ritter argues Trump delivered on nothing after the midterms, as buyer's remorse hits voters. He claims the US cannot attack Iran and has lost leverage.
In this conversation, former UN weapons inspector and US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter shares his perspective on the US midterm results, the state of Donald Trump's presidency, and US-Iran tensions.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Buyer's remorse after midterms
00:02:29 Divided America and purple voters
00:04:30 Ritter on Trump promises, ICE and war claims
00:08:00 Economy, defeat narrative and leadership vacuum
00:10:04 Democrats, revenge tactics and rudderless ship
00:13:54 Constitution and American voters
00:14:21 Comfort, consumerism and moral compass
00:23:40 Corrupt system, media and campaign money
00:25:46 US economy, foreign policy and Iran war impact
00:30:02 Israel, US policy and moral debate
00:37:48 Iran stance, no compromise and nuclear claims
00:51:29 Why Ritter says US won't attack Iran
00:55:01 Conclusion: No sense in attacking Iran for Trump
Daniel Liszt presents Dark Journalist X-244 on the 2027 warning, continuity of government, NORTHCOM, NORAD, and the UFO file.
00:00:20 Opening: X-244 and the 2027 COG, NORTHCOM, NORAD UFO file warning 00:01:24 Alex Jones appearance begins 00:02:13 Continuity of government from Truman and Eisenhower 00:06:10 COG as a change of constitutional government 00:09:39 NORTHCOM, NORAD, and control of the United States 00:12:04 COG on 9/11 and January 6 00:15:00 Deep events, COVID, and the Butler attempt 00:18:10 Operation Fortress and domestic emergency planning 00:25:56 Main Core and lists of dissidents 00:36:10 John Trump and the Tesla papers 00:39:05 Iran, nuclear talk, and Russia 00:42:03 Underground bases and the old NORAD site 00:43:35 Golden Dome 00:45:10 Democrats, Andre Carson, and UFO disclosure 00:48:08 CIA whistleblowers and the UFO threat narrative 00:51:12 JFK records and the assassination files 00:55:08 The 2027 choice and the Iran war 01:16:01 Missing scientists, General McCasland, and the UFO file 01:21:16 Back in the Ideas Room: the X-244 warning 01:25:37 Wrap-up: consolidation of power 01:29:48 DeSantis, Florida, and the UFO file
Jeffrey Sachs and Glenn Diesen on the U.S. permanent war machine, the Iran war, Ukraine diplomacy, Israel, and how China changes whether wars end.
Professor Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Why voters reject wars but wars continue
00:03:01 Eisenhower's warning and the military-industrial complex
00:05:24 The political cost of the Iran war
00:07:20 Can Democrats become the party of peace?
00:10:40 New lawmakers and an opening for anti-war politics
00:13:07 Overreach, living costs, and U.S. support for Israel
00:16:27 Sachs's proposed diplomatic basis for ending the Ukraine war
00:18:35 Diesen's question: can U.S. foreign policy break its pattern?
00:21:36 From the Cold War to the post-1991 drive for hegemony
00:24:21 How successive administrations sustained intervention
00:26:48 Why wars end, and why China changes the equation
00:30:37 CIA autonomy and the limits of oversight
00:33:01 Reasons for cautious optimism about a policy shift
00:35:26 Sachs's call to press politicians for diplomacy
00:37:00 Diesen's closing reminder about where power resides
Zelensky is celebrating the US midterm results, betting that a Democrat controlled Congress will open the floodgates to new Ukraine funding. In this episode we explain why this makes the Abu Dhabi peace talks almost certain to fail, why Putin's outreach to Trump through Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev may have been wasted, and how Russia's intensifying strikes on Ukraine's energy grid and the NABU versus SBU power struggle in Kiev are reshaping the conflict. With the money about to flow again, who really controls Ukraine?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky celebrates midterm results
00:01:56 Democrats set to ramp up Ukraine funding
00:03:29 Anchorage summit and Donbass refusal
00:04:38 Abu Dhabi talks heading nowhere
00:06:41 Did Putin waste his effort on Trump?
00:11:24 Putin overestimated US rationality
00:13:47 Ukraine drone strikes are performative
00:16:37 Russia dismantles Ukraine energy grid
00:18:45 Orikhiv, Lyman and the winter offensive
00:21:56 NABU vs SBU and the Kiev power struggle
Trump says a big beautiful agreement with Russia is coming, and it could involve all of Europe. Alex looks at Trump's meeting with Kirill Dmitriev, Kushner and Witkoff's talks in Brussels on a new European security architecture, Zelensky's claim that the US still owes Ukraine $16 billion, and growing rumors that Marco Rubio will step down after the midterms. Will Europe and NATO ever accept the security deal Moscow has wanted for decades, or will this agreement fall apart before it starts?
Putin sent his own jet for Iran’s security chief, sat him across from his military-intelligence chief for three hours and twenty-five minutes — and Iran’s Leader dialed in on an encrypted line, according to a member of the Iranian delegation. Pepe Escobar names the two nights to watch for a strike and the three men he says Trump would blame; host Zulfiqar Ali brings Pakistan’s message to the White House.
— 02:57 Putin sent the jet: the protocol nobody reported. — 05:27 The phone: who was on the line, according to our source. — 11:56 The two dates analysts are watching — and why one is a moonless night. — 20:27 If the strike fails, who takes the fall — Escobar’s blame list. — 25:11 Munir to Trump: don’t do it — per our host’s sources.
What you’ll learn: who sat at the Kremlin table on 5 November and who listened in · what Moscow and Tehran discussed on gas, rail and defence · how Escobar reads the meeting’s message to Washington · what China wants from the war · why Shenzhen, 18–19 November, may be the last off-ramp.
Prof. Seyed M. Marandi and Alex Christoforou join Danny Haiphong to discuss new reports of Trump's "revenge" strike on Iran and Israel possibly taking the lead in a new phase of escalation. Also, Russia and Iran just concluded intense talks led by a top Iranian security chief amid reports that Russia has transferred military hardware to Iran.
Fyodor Lukyanov talks with Glenn Diesen about Russia navigating between two world orders.
Fyodor Lukyanov is Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, a Research Professor at the Higher School of Economics, and Editor in Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs Journal.
