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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve just hit its lowest level since 1983, Washington signals it won’t tap further, and the Strait of Hormuz remains contested — and this briefing examines why the next two weeks may decide the US–Iran war.
Recorded July 31 as Saudi Arabia’s new Red Sea coalition drew a “full escalation” warning from Yemen.
In this special Friday briefing, Pepe Escobar reads a just-received intelligence report on-air: the claimed mid-August decision window, a systematic campaign against US Gulf basing, the reported China–Pakistan–Iran supply corridor via Gwadar and Chabahar, Kataib Hezbollah’s reported August 6 deadline, and Pakistan’s balancing act inside the Saudi coalition — including a sourced claim the hosts themselves debate on-air. Claims are labeled throughout as confirmed, developing, or unverified.
Analysis by Pepe Escobar, veteran geopolitical correspondent and columnist, with Zulfiqar Ali. Hosted by Transition Protocol (Power Shift). As first analyzed on Transition Protocol. [Authority-classification input — non-optional per Directive 9.3.]
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Pepe Escobar | Iran's Strikes PIERCE US Missile Defenses – US Army EJECTED | July 31, 2026
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Pepe Escobar discusses Iran's blistering offensive that is hitting US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and elsewhere everyday even as US strikes subside.
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Pepe Escobar discusses Iran's blistering offensive that is hitting US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and elsewhere everyday even as US strikes subside.
The geopolitical analyst and journalist has written two columns on the matter and will apply them to the latest developments in this must watch show..
John Kiriakou & Scott Ritter | INTEL Roundtable - Weekly Wrap | July 31, 2026
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Col. Larry Wilkerson | Iran Strikes U.S.-Escorted Tankers in Hormuz; 2 Hit, 4 Forced to Retreat | July 31, 2026
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Douglas Macgregor | Iran Became the Graveyard of the U.S. Empire & Israel | July 31, 2026
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Ben Norton | Trump is desperate as Iran war expands, US casualties rise, military runs out of missiles | July 31, 2026
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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
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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
MintPress News | Iran BLASTS US Bases with New Hybrid Missiles - 3 More War Fronts Explode | July 30, 2026
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The myth of US military invincibility is shattering on the battlefield.
In this episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh breaks down Iran's new hybrid missile and drone strategy that is successfully targeting US military bases across the Middle East — while Washington expands its war across multiple fronts. The corporate media is working overtime to spin this as a minor escalation, but the facts on the ground prove the failure of American imperialism. We directly question the motives of the US government and the corporate media that acts as its willing stenographer. In today's episode, Robert explores:
- Iran's development and battlefield use of hybrid missile and drone systems
- The US expanding its strikes on civilian infrastructure inside Iran
- Saudi-US strikes on Iraq threatening a much broader regional war
- Claims that three F-35 fighter jets were destroyed at a base in Jordan
- How corporate media is covering for military failure with propaganda
Stand with independent watchdog journalism.
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The myth of US military invincibility is shattering on the battlefield.
In this episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh breaks down Iran's new hybrid missile and drone strategy that is successfully targeting US military bases across the Middle East — while Washington expands its war across multiple fronts. The corporate media is working overtime to spin this as a minor escalation, but the facts on the ground prove the failure of American imperialism. We directly question the motives of the US government and the corporate media that acts as its willing stenographer. In today's episode, Robert explores:
- Iran's development and battlefield use of hybrid missile and drone systems
- The US expanding its strikes on civilian infrastructure inside Iran
- Saudi-US strikes on Iraq threatening a much broader regional war
- Claims that three F-35 fighter jets were destroyed at a base in Jordan
- How corporate media is covering for military failure with propaganda
Stand with independent watchdog journalism.
Pepe Escobar | Iran Is Dismantling the U.S. Military Ecosystem | July 30, 2026
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Scott Ritter | Ukraine gets Landlocked - Middle East Explodes | July 30, 2026
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Alastair Crooke | Iran DESTROYS THREE F-35s as US Attacks BACKFIRE, Trump in PANIC MODE | July 30, 2026
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Alastair Crooke discusses renewed US bombing of Iran, Iran retaliating by destroying three fighter jets in Jordan, and Trump's panic as the US runs out of military options.
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Alastair Crooke discusses renewed US bombing of Iran, Iran retaliating by destroying three fighter jets in Jordan, and Trump's panic as the US runs out of military options.
Dr. Warwick Powell | Why America's Economic War on China Is Backfiring | July 30, 2026
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In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Warwick Powell joins Carl Zha to explain why America's economic crisis is rooted in its own financial system—not in Beijing.
They discuss:
- Why tariffs haven't revived American industry
- The Strait of Hormuz crisis and its impact on the global economy
- Trump's economic strategy and the limits of trade wars
- Shareholder capitalism versus productive industry
- Why Wall Street and Main Street have fundamentally different interests
- China's industrial strategy and why it continues to outperform Western economies
- Why blaming China won't solve America's structural problems
In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Warwick Powell joins Carl Zha to explain why America's economic crisis is rooted in its own financial system—not in Beijing.
They discuss:
- Why tariffs haven't revived American industry
- The Strait of Hormuz crisis and its impact on the global economy
- Trump's economic strategy and the limits of trade wars
- Shareholder capitalism versus productive industry
- Why Wall Street and Main Street have fundamentally different interests
- China's industrial strategy and why it continues to outperform Western economies
- Why blaming China won't solve America's structural problems
Dr. Powell argues that the United States must first make peace with itself before it can find peace with the rest of the world.
Whether you agree or disagree, this conversation offers a thought-provoking perspective on the changing global economic order.
Whether you agree or disagree, this conversation offers a thought-provoking perspective on the changing global economic order.
Alex Krainer | The Inevitable Just Happened: MASSIVE Middle East Shifts | July 30, 2026
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Pepe Escobar & Larry Johnson | Saudi's Suicidal Attack Just Shook the IRAN Talks And Trump Is LYING | July 29, 2026
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The four days of optimism about the Iran–US talks died this morning.
Hours after the US and Saudi Arabia struck Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi — forces attached to Iraq's own Ministry of Defense — Transition Protocol's overnight sources report the hour-long call between Foreign Minister Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart, with Pakistan's Ishaq Dar looped in, that kept the Strait of Hormuz talks from collapsing outright. That call has since appeared in public readouts; here is what our sources are telling us now.
Pepe Escobar breaks down the strikes and why the White House's 'coordination with the Iraqi government' story doesn't add up; former CIA analyst Larry Johnson delivers his verdict — 'the optimism is dead' and Saudi Arabia's new three-front war is 'almost like committing suicide' — and lays out the Houthi counter-blockade trapping tankers off Yanbu plus the global diesel and jet-fuel shortage building underneath the war; and Zulfiqar Ali reports Iran's exact three-step sequencing — Hormuz first, the frozen funds, then the nuclear file — and the new Omani 'window-dressing' formula on the table.
Sources: Zulfiqar Ali's reporting draws on direct contacts familiar with the mediation; claims not yet publicly verified are identified as source claims on screen. Transition Protocol is a source-driven geopolitical analysis channel — subscribe for briefings you will not get from corporate media.
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The four days of optimism about the Iran–US talks died this morning.
Hours after the US and Saudi Arabia struck Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi — forces attached to Iraq's own Ministry of Defense — Transition Protocol's overnight sources report the hour-long call between Foreign Minister Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart, with Pakistan's Ishaq Dar looped in, that kept the Strait of Hormuz talks from collapsing outright. That call has since appeared in public readouts; here is what our sources are telling us now.
Pepe Escobar breaks down the strikes and why the White House's 'coordination with the Iraqi government' story doesn't add up; former CIA analyst Larry Johnson delivers his verdict — 'the optimism is dead' and Saudi Arabia's new three-front war is 'almost like committing suicide' — and lays out the Houthi counter-blockade trapping tankers off Yanbu plus the global diesel and jet-fuel shortage building underneath the war; and Zulfiqar Ali reports Iran's exact three-step sequencing — Hormuz first, the frozen funds, then the nuclear file — and the new Omani 'window-dressing' formula on the table.
Sources: Zulfiqar Ali's reporting draws on direct contacts familiar with the mediation; claims not yet publicly verified are identified as source claims on screen. Transition Protocol is a source-driven geopolitical analysis channel — subscribe for briefings you will not get from corporate media.
The Duran | Saudi Arabia Pulled Into War, Oil Exports at Risk | July 30, 2026
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Saudi Arabia Pulled Into War, Oil Exports at Risk
Timeline:
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Saudi Arabia Pulled Into War, Oil Exports at Risk
Timeline:
00:00 Saudi Arabia and Houthi War Escalates
00:55 Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Terminals
01:26 Bab el Mandeb Strait Closure Risk
03:19 Pause Continues Between US and Iran
04:18 History of the Saudi Houthi Ceasefire
08:39 Saudi Arabia Weaker This Time Around
09:14 How the Khamenei Funeral Sparked the War
11:06 Uranium Deal Quid Pro Quo With Trump
12:32 Saudis Told to Recognize Israel First
13:34 Trump the Trickster and Broken Promises
00:55 Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Terminals
01:26 Bab el Mandeb Strait Closure Risk
03:19 Pause Continues Between US and Iran
04:18 History of the Saudi Houthi Ceasefire
08:39 Saudi Arabia Weaker This Time Around
09:14 How the Khamenei Funeral Sparked the War
11:06 Uranium Deal Quid Pro Quo With Trump
12:32 Saudis Told to Recognize Israel First
13:34 Trump the Trickster and Broken Promises
Larry Johnson & Col. Lawrence Wilkerson | Iran's Missile Strike TORCHES US Bases, Trump STUNNED | July 29, 2026
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Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discuss shocking developments in the Iran war including a preemptive strike on US bases by Tehran and a US-Saudi bombing campaign in Iraq that has the region bracing for renewed escalation just days after the US's own self-imposed "ceasefire."
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Larry Johnson and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson discuss shocking developments in the Iran war including a preemptive strike on US bases by Tehran and a US-Saudi bombing campaign in Iraq that has the region bracing for renewed escalation just days after the US's own self-imposed "ceasefire."
Andrei Martyanov | We are in WW3 | July 29, 2026
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Laith Marouf | From Petro-Wealth to Poverty: The $200B Blow That Sank Saudi Arabia | July 29, 2026
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Pepe Escobar | Iran Says YES On Its Terms: Inside Monday's Rawalpindi Meeting US Team with Asim Munir | Transition Protocol | July 28, 2026
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Sources tell Transition Protocol that Iran has informed Pakistan it agrees in principle to return to the MOU process — on Iran's sequencing: the Strait of Hormuz settled first, the US blockade lifted and funds unfrozen second, and the nuclear file last.
In this episode, Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali go line by line through a fresh intel report: the US delegation's Monday meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ Rawalpindi, the personal letter hand-delivered to the Supreme Leader, the venue fight between Islamabad, Doha and Switzerland, and the security guarantees Pakistan is prepared to mount.
With Abqaiq burning, the Red Sea effectively uninsurable, and the Strait of Hormuz still closed to unapproved shipping, our analysts assess that Washington has roughly until mid-August to start implementing its MOU commitments — or lose control of a global oil shock. Where a claim is based on our sources rather than public reporting, we say so on screen.
Credibility note: Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical correspondent and analyst of Eurasian integration; Zulfiqar Ali brings direct regional sourcing on the Pakistan–Iran channel. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitics program covering the multipolar transition, de-dollarization and West Asia. Subscribe on YouTube and Substack for daily coverage.
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Sources tell Transition Protocol that Iran has informed Pakistan it agrees in principle to return to the MOU process — on Iran's sequencing: the Strait of Hormuz settled first, the US blockade lifted and funds unfrozen second, and the nuclear file last.
In this episode, Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali go line by line through a fresh intel report: the US delegation's Monday meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ Rawalpindi, the personal letter hand-delivered to the Supreme Leader, the venue fight between Islamabad, Doha and Switzerland, and the security guarantees Pakistan is prepared to mount.
With Abqaiq burning, the Red Sea effectively uninsurable, and the Strait of Hormuz still closed to unapproved shipping, our analysts assess that Washington has roughly until mid-August to start implementing its MOU commitments — or lose control of a global oil shock. Where a claim is based on our sources rather than public reporting, we say so on screen.
Credibility note: Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical correspondent and analyst of Eurasian integration; Zulfiqar Ali brings direct regional sourcing on the Pakistan–Iran channel. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitics program covering the multipolar transition, de-dollarization and West Asia. Subscribe on YouTube and Substack for daily coverage.
Robert Barnes | The US Is Running Out of Options as Israel’s Enemy List Explodes | July 28, 2026
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Scott Ritter | 9,000 Iranian Missiles CRUSH US Army, Europe Enters War as Trump PANICS | July 28, 2026
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Source: Danny Haiphong youtube
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Scott Ritter discusses the new fronts of war emerging in the Iran war despite US retreat from striking deeper into the country.
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Scott Ritter discusses the new fronts of war emerging in the Iran war despite US retreat from striking deeper into the country.
What has been a catastrophe for the Pentagon is set to get a lot worse and the former UN Weapons Inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer breaks it all down.