Ben Norton | The secret plan behind the war on Iran | Mar. 25, 2026

Source: Geopolitical Economy Report youtube

Description:
The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and colonizing southern Lebanon. Ben Norton explains the imperialist plan.

Topics
0:00 Geopolitical context of Iran war
0:37 (CLIP) Trump vows to 'enlarge' USA
0:56 Plans to expand US empire
1:21 Colonial Donroe Doctrine
2:13 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil
2:32 US military attacks Latin America
3:17 Lula: "They want to colonize us again"
3:51 US dominance declines, China rises
4:59 Trump threatens BRICS
6:25 Plans to revive Western colonialism
7:19 (CLIP) Marco Rubio praises colonialism
8:32 Marco Rubio
9:13 US oil blockade of Cuba
10:19 (CLIP) Trump hopes to "take Cuba"
10:49 US plan to recolonize Cuba
12:31 (CLIP) Trump on Cuban sugar barons
12:47 Exiled Cuban oligarchs in Florida
13:05 Cuban Revolution
13:48 Miami mafia
14:42 When Cuba was a US colony
15:39 US plans to colonize Greenland
15:53 Critical minerals supply chain
17:03 US attempt to save hegemony
17:45 (CLIP) Trump: USA will "own" Gaza
18:08 Israel is annexing West Bank
18:24 Israel invaded South Lebanon
19:48 Oil and gas in Middle East
20:21 Netanyahu's colonial Iran speech
20:56 (CLIP) Netanyahu on "barbarians"
21:32 (CLIP) Pete Hegseth on "savages"
21:48 Colonial rhetoric
22:25 (CLIP) Trump cites Manifest Destiny
22:45 Colonial propaganda
24:36 Gilded Age redux
26:39 Attempt to reverse decolonization
27:53 Will war backfire on US empire?
29:43 Outro

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Description:
Ben Norton joins the show to discuss Iran's powerful response to Trump's threats, China & Russia's critical support which has ramped up in recent days, and why the US is on the back foot on all fronts against Iran and the multipolar world.

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Source: Danny Haiphong youtube



Description:
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Ben Norton | Trump LOST Venezuela War Already, Russia & China just changed EVERYTHING | Dec. 6, 2025

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Description:
Trump's war on Venezuela is already backfiring and his new national security strategy only makes things worse says geopolitical analyst Ben Norton who joins the show to break down what China and Russia did to make Trump back off, and whether this new shift is part of something much bigger, and more dangerous.

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Description:
US president Donald Trump faces down an unprecedented economic & geopolitical crisis of his own making as China wins big and the American empire crumbles. Journalist Ben Norton joins to break down the economic and geopolitical seismic waves crashing into America, and how the wars raging in Ukraine and brewing in Venezuela and beyond factor into the chaos.