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Geopolitical analyst Ben Norton discusses Trump and Israel's preparations for a massive strike on Iran and breaks down why the US is choosing escalation now despite retreating on multiple fronts in the war.
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Showing posts with label Ben Norton. Show all posts
Ben Norton | Trump is desperate as Iran war expands, US casualties rise, military runs out of missiles | July 31, 2026
Source: Geopolitical Economy Report youtube
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The US war on Iran keeps expanding into a regional conflict, as more countries get involved. Reports show that Donald Trump is getting desperate, and he is frantically seeking an off-ramp. Washington announced a "pause" to the fighting, but it lasted just four days.
Ben Norton explains the three main reasons why the United States is desperately seeking an exit: one, the Pentagon is running out of missile interceptors; two, the number of casualties among American troops is steadily increasing; and three, Yemen joined the conflict, attacking Saudi oil infrastructure, exacerbating the energy crisis.
Timeline:
00:00 Iran war expands
02:41 More countries join conflict
03:58 Trump is 'exasperated'
05:49 US 'pause' failed
06:19 Three main reasons
07:53 US violates agreements
09:53 USA lost. Iran won.
10:40 US military running low on missiles
12:36 Gulf monarchies
13:38 Patriot interceptors
16:07 Pentagon orders old missiles
17:54 Preparing for war on China
18:47 China vs USA: industrial capacity
21:02 Pentagon hides US casualties
24:26 Yemen joins war
26:21 Blockade of Red Sea
27:45 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil
29:20 Energy crisis
30:14 Oil reserves running low
30:44 Iran has won
32:14 Outro
Description:
The US war on Iran keeps expanding into a regional conflict, as more countries get involved. Reports show that Donald Trump is getting desperate, and he is frantically seeking an off-ramp. Washington announced a "pause" to the fighting, but it lasted just four days.
Ben Norton explains the three main reasons why the United States is desperately seeking an exit: one, the Pentagon is running out of missile interceptors; two, the number of casualties among American troops is steadily increasing; and three, Yemen joined the conflict, attacking Saudi oil infrastructure, exacerbating the energy crisis.
Timeline:
00:00 Iran war expands
02:41 More countries join conflict
03:58 Trump is 'exasperated'
05:49 US 'pause' failed
06:19 Three main reasons
07:53 US violates agreements
09:53 USA lost. Iran won.
10:40 US military running low on missiles
12:36 Gulf monarchies
13:38 Patriot interceptors
16:07 Pentagon orders old missiles
17:54 Preparing for war on China
18:47 China vs USA: industrial capacity
21:02 Pentagon hides US casualties
24:26 Yemen joins war
26:21 Blockade of Red Sea
27:45 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil
29:20 Energy crisis
30:14 Oil reserves running low
30:44 Iran has won
32:14 Outro
Ben Norton | Iran war expands: This big escalation could cause an oil crisis | July 25, 2026
Source: Geopolitical Economy Report YouTube
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The US war against Iran is expanding into a larger regional conflict. After Trump sabotaged a diplomatic agreement, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Now Yemen's Ansar Allah (known commonly as the Houthis) has declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, shutting down oil exports in the Red Sea. Ben Norton explains how this escalation could cause a severe crisis in the global oil market.
Timeline:
00:00 Trump restarts Iran war
01:26 Yemen joins the war
02:45 Red Sea blockade
03:28 Oil transit chokepoints
05:05 Saudi East-West Pipeline
05:55 China cuts oil imports
06:27 Saudi oil exports
06:59 Oil price skyrockets
07:55 Gasoline prices rise
09:17 Potential for oil crisis
10:31 Reserves running low
11:21 Yemen explainer
13:07 Ansar Allah (Houthis)
22:05 Axis of Resistance
23:58 Iran grows stronger
27:17 Outro
Description:
The US war against Iran is expanding into a larger regional conflict. After Trump sabotaged a diplomatic agreement, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Now Yemen's Ansar Allah (known commonly as the Houthis) has declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, shutting down oil exports in the Red Sea. Ben Norton explains how this escalation could cause a severe crisis in the global oil market.
Timeline:
00:00 Trump restarts Iran war
01:26 Yemen joins the war
02:45 Red Sea blockade
03:28 Oil transit chokepoints
05:05 Saudi East-West Pipeline
05:55 China cuts oil imports
06:27 Saudi oil exports
06:59 Oil price skyrockets
07:55 Gasoline prices rise
09:17 Potential for oil crisis
10:31 Reserves running low
11:21 Yemen explainer
13:07 Ansar Allah (Houthis)
22:05 Axis of Resistance
23:58 Iran grows stronger
27:17 Outro
Ben Norton | US plan to save its global dominance BACKFIRES: They're fighting back! | July 21, 2026
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US global dominance is rapidly declining, as China rises. So Washington wants to forcibly impose its hegemony in Latin America, invoking the colonial Monroe Doctrine. However, people are fighting back. Nicaragua's Sandinista government is resisting US imperialism and continuing its revolution. Ben Norton reports.
Timeline:
00:00 US dominance is declining
00:43 AI race between US & China
01:32 China leads in technology
02:05 Shifts in global economy
02:55 World prefers China over USA 03:49 US National Security Strategy
04:42 Monroe (Donroe) Doctrine
05:28 US war on Iran
06:48 Shield of the Americas
07:52 Ecuador's Daniel Noboa
08:44 Chile's José Antonio Kast
09:29 Argentina's Javier Milei
09:52 Marco Rubio, chief coup-plotter
10:56 US attacks on Venezuela
12:29 US blockade of Cuba
13:22 Nicaragua resists US meddling
14:43 US imperialism in Nicaragua
15:40 Iran and Nicaragua
16:16 CIA-backed Contra war
17:20 Sandinista Revolution continues
19:31 Imperialism can't be trusted
20:30 US-backed coup attempt
21:00 USAID and NED
22:07 Military parade in Nicaragua
23:39 Global South resistance
24:40 US military spending
25:41 Situation in Latin America
26:33 Bolivia fights back
27:42 Resistance continues
28:54 Outro
Description:
US global dominance is rapidly declining, as China rises. So Washington wants to forcibly impose its hegemony in Latin America, invoking the colonial Monroe Doctrine. However, people are fighting back. Nicaragua's Sandinista government is resisting US imperialism and continuing its revolution. Ben Norton reports.
Timeline:
00:00 US dominance is declining
00:43 AI race between US & China
01:32 China leads in technology
02:05 Shifts in global economy
02:55 World prefers China over USA 03:49 US National Security Strategy
04:42 Monroe (Donroe) Doctrine
05:28 US war on Iran
06:48 Shield of the Americas
07:52 Ecuador's Daniel Noboa
08:44 Chile's José Antonio Kast
09:29 Argentina's Javier Milei
09:52 Marco Rubio, chief coup-plotter
10:56 US attacks on Venezuela
12:29 US blockade of Cuba
13:22 Nicaragua resists US meddling
14:43 US imperialism in Nicaragua
15:40 Iran and Nicaragua
16:16 CIA-backed Contra war
17:20 Sandinista Revolution continues
19:31 Imperialism can't be trusted
20:30 US-backed coup attempt
21:00 USAID and NED
22:07 Military parade in Nicaragua
23:39 Global South resistance
24:40 US military spending
25:41 Situation in Latin America
26:33 Bolivia fights back
27:42 Resistance continues
28:54 Outro
Ben Norton | Iran LOCKED & LOADED on US Navy, Trump UTTERLY HUMILIATED by China | May 13, 2026
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Geopolitical analyst and host of Geopolitical Economy Report Ben Norton joins the show to discuss stunning intel revelations on Iran's military capabilities as Iranian officials warn of full locked and loaded targets in the event of a restart to war. Trump has landed in China and has already suffered big humiliation the face of China's rise and Iran's victory on the battlefield.
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Geopolitical analyst and host of Geopolitical Economy Report Ben Norton joins the show to discuss stunning intel revelations on Iran's military capabilities as Iranian officials warn of full locked and loaded targets in the event of a restart to war. Trump has landed in China and has already suffered big humiliation the face of China's rise and Iran's victory on the battlefield.
Ben Norton | How the US uses oil as a geopolitical weapon | Apr. 30, 2026
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Oil has been at the center of the war on Iran. Ben Norton explains how the United States became the biggest oil producer on Earth, and how the US empire uses petroleum as a geopolitical and economic weapon, pushing for monopolistic Big Oil corporations to dominate the global market. Ben also discusses why Trump pressured the UAE to withdraw from OPEC, and he debunks the myth that the USA is "energy independent".
Timeline:
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Oil has been at the center of the war on Iran. Ben Norton explains how the United States became the biggest oil producer on Earth, and how the US empire uses petroleum as a geopolitical and economic weapon, pushing for monopolistic Big Oil corporations to dominate the global market. Ben also discusses why Trump pressured the UAE to withdraw from OPEC, and he debunks the myth that the USA is "energy independent".
Timeline:
0:00 Iran war and oil
0:36 Petrodollar
1:52 USA is biggest oil producer
3:39 US oil exports increase
4:32 Oil price skyrockets
5:03 Corporate profits rise
5:37 Strait of Hormuz
6:30 UAE withdraws from OPEC
7:31 Abraham Accords
8:37 OPEC history
9:14 Seven Sisters: Big Oil
11:01 OPEC members
12:13 OPEC+ participants
13:18 Goal of OPEC
14:25 State-owned oil companies
15:12 Why USA dislikes OPEC
16:56 Oil is political
17:18 Venezuela economic war
19:06 Big Oil execs in US govt
20:55 Cuba oil blockade
22:29 Energy and food crisis
23:36 US "energy independence"
25:06 US oil imports
26:12 Types of crude oil
27:26 US oil refineries
28:47 US imports by country
30:36 Oil benchmarks
32:47 Oil futures market
33:53 Price predictions
36:04 Economic crisis fears
37:02 Outro
0:36 Petrodollar
1:52 USA is biggest oil producer
3:39 US oil exports increase
4:32 Oil price skyrockets
5:03 Corporate profits rise
5:37 Strait of Hormuz
6:30 UAE withdraws from OPEC
7:31 Abraham Accords
8:37 OPEC history
9:14 Seven Sisters: Big Oil
11:01 OPEC members
12:13 OPEC+ participants
13:18 Goal of OPEC
14:25 State-owned oil companies
15:12 Why USA dislikes OPEC
16:56 Oil is political
17:18 Venezuela economic war
19:06 Big Oil execs in US govt
20:55 Cuba oil blockade
22:29 Energy and food crisis
23:36 US "energy independence"
25:06 US oil imports
26:12 Types of crude oil
27:26 US oil refineries
28:47 US imports by country
30:36 Oil benchmarks
32:47 Oil futures market
33:53 Price predictions
36:04 Economic crisis fears
37:02 Outro
Ben Norton | The secret plan behind the war on Iran | Mar. 25, 2026
Source: Geopolitical Economy Report youtube
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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
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
Ben Norton | Iran Strikes MASSIVE Blow to Trump as China & Russia Arm Tehran | Feb. 13, 2026
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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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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.
Ben Norton | Trump CORNERED, Iran's DEVASTATING Missile Warning Calls His Bluff | Jan. 16, 2026
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Trump tapped out of his own war with Iran at the last minute, leading to a complete collapse of the regime change operation against the country says geopolitical analyst Ben Norton who joins the show to break down why the US failed to strike Iran despite major preparations, and what it says about the current state of America's declining empire.
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Trump tapped out of his own war with Iran at the last minute, leading to a complete collapse of the regime change operation against the country says geopolitical analyst Ben Norton who joins the show to break down why the US failed to strike Iran despite major preparations, and what it says about the current state of America's declining empire.
Ben Norton | Trump LOST Venezuela War Already, Russia & China just changed EVERYTHING | Dec. 6, 2025
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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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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.
Ben Norton | China Just BANNED ALL U.S. Chips, Trump’s Tariff War COLLAPSES | Nov. 11, 2025
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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.
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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.