Anthony Aguilar and Prof. Glenn Diesen on whether Trump may resign, and whether an all-out war with Iran comes first. Aguilar is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, a Special Forces Green Beret who served 25 years, and a whistleblower after working as an aid contractor for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Midterm defeat and the political cost of the Iran war
00:03:16 Trump's blame game and possible White House departures
00:09:10 Could Trump resign and leave Vance to take over?
00:14:01 Iran's defense-in-depth and air-defense systems
00:19:29 Radar networks, interceptor stocks, and the attrition problem
00:22:35 From the RQ-170 to Shahed and Lucas drones
00:26:24 Ground invasion plans and the risks of a massive air campaign
00:32:02 Why escalation could harden Iran's negotiating position
00:33:38 Potential Iranian retaliation and regional bases
00:38:20 Political calculations, China's intelligence role, and regional trust
00:45:33 Rubio, Vance, and the expected shake-up among officials
Former Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Aguilar and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern tell Danny Haiphong that JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republican midterm losses, while Trump is still talking about a large strike on Iran. They also take up an Israeli warning that Iran is considering chemical weapons, and Aguilar says he still expects major fighting to restart before the new Congress meets on 3 January 2027.
Timeline:
00:00:00 News update and escalation
00:04:57 Analysis of congressional war funding and the executive branch's role
00:13:37 Chemical weapons accusations and criticism of General Jack Keane
00:20:39 Potential for military escalation and Netanyahu's political motivations
00:34:48 Military planning, resource constraints, and the reality of the war
00:48:21 The potential for an off-ramp, nuclear war, and intelligence assessments
00:56:54 Final thoughts on the future of the war post-midterms
Anthony Aguilar tells Nima Alkhorshid that the United States bombed Bandar-e Jask, a port city on Iran's southern coast by the Strait of Hormuz, after strikes he places last week at Sirik and Konarak. He says Iranian air defenses forced a fighter out of the strait, and that these hits are preparation for a wider US and Israeli campaign, with the USS Theodore Roosevelt about a day and a half away.
He links the timing to the US midterms and Israel's unresolved election, where he says Benjamin Netanyahu is still caretaker and no bloc reached 61 seats. He expects Iran to wait rather than strike first, and to answer later against Tel Aviv, Dimona, and bases in Jordan.
Former Lt. Colonel Anthony Aguilar and Matthew Hoh discuss Netanyahu's major setback in the Israeli election and why the conditions have now been laid for a renewed and dangerous escalation in the war against Iran, plus much more in geopolitics.
Anthony Aguilar tells Sabby Sabs that the Strait of Hormuz became the pivotal issue after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. He says Israel will strike civilian targets in the next escalation because its bombs cannot reach buried sites, and that a US MOAB would be used against cities.
Trump & Israel are scrambling to launch a massive strike plan but Iran has other ideas. New reports suggest that Iran has blown up the attack but that hasn't stopped the masters of war in Washington and Tel Aviv from building up toward a new round of war that could begin at any moment. Former Lt. Colonel Anthony Aguilar and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern join to break it all down.
Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar with Danny Haiphong on Israel preparing to enter the war against Iran as US KC-135 tankers move into range of a new Iranian weapon.
Aguilar is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Special Forces officer who served 25 years.
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Anthony Aguilar is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, a Special Forces Green Beret who served as a combat infantry officer for 25 years in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. Aguilar worked as an aid contractor for Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which assists the IDF in carrying out the genocide in Gaza.
