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Source: India & Global Left youtube

Description:
In this conversation, Hedges analyses the war launched under the presidency of Donald Trump and what it means for the future of U.S. power in the region.

He discusses:
• Whether Trump’s war on Iran fits into his presidential campaign promises
• The political risks Trump faces as the war becomes unpopular among Americans
• Why Iran sees the conflict as an existential threat and may fight for the long term
• Whether the war signals the decline of U.S. empire in the Middle East
• The role of Israel and the Gulf monarchies in the conflict
• The impact of the war on Palestine and the Axis of Resistance
• Why anti-war protests in the United States have not yet reached the scale seen during the Gaza genocide
• How dissent has been criminalised and what Americans can do to mobilise against the war

Hedges argues that the trajectory of the war will ultimately be decided by Iran’s response, and that the conflict could reshape power relations across the Middle East, with implications for powers such as Russia and China.

Topics Covered:
US-Iran war analysis | Trump foreign policy | Israel Iran conflict | Middle East geopolitics | US empire decline | Palestine | Iraq instability | Anti-war movement