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Carl Zha & Warwick Powell | America Is Losing Control — China Refuses to Take the Bait | Oct. 7, 2026

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Carl Zha and Warwick Powell on whether Washington is losing control across Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, and China.

Powell argues fuel and diesel prices show a gap between claims that Hormuz flows are back to normal and what oil markets, depleted strategic reserves, and continued attacks indicate. 

The talk then covers an overstretched U.S. military, China's choice to avoid direct confrontation while tightening energy security and ties with the Global South, Beijing's limits on refined petroleum exports, and Europe copying Washington's trade stance toward China.

Pepe Escobar | Iran's Leaders Expect US Attack. Only Question Is When | Transition Protocol | Oct. 4, 2026

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Iran's leaders say they expect a U.S. attack and are ready for it, according to Zulfiqar Ali's contacts in Tehran and Islamabad.

Pepe Escobar puts a "possibility of some sort of adventure" in the next few days at roughly 20–30%, and "nearly 100% certainty" of a U.S. move after the midterms, four weeks away.

In this episode of The Week Ahead, recorded Sunday 4 October 2026, Zulfiqar Ali reports what he says he was told by people making decisions in Tehran and Islamabad: that the civilian and military leadership expect an attack; that Iran says it has stocked food, medicine and housing for at least six months; that Russia, China and Pakistan are helping; and that Iran's targeting is "locked in." 

Pepe Escobar, speaking from Thailand, explains the offer he says Iran put on the table through Qatar, what he says Xi Jinping offered Washington and how he expects China to reply, why he says diplomacy is dead for now, and how he reads the odds.

Chas Freeman | What's Really Behind the US-China Summit? | Oct. 4, 2026

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What is really happening behind the recent US-China summit? Ambassador Chas Freeman explains the reality of the diplomatic dialogue.

In this interview, we examine the shifting power dynamics between Washington and Beijing. Ambassador Freeman analyzes how escalating trade tensions and supply-chain vulnerabilities are forcing a reevaluation of the global order. By challenging conventional assumptions about the military balance near the Taiwan Strait, he provides a clear-eyed perspective on the risks and potential for conflict in the region.

We also discuss the broader implications of these developments for the international landscape, including how regional power struggles could shape the future of geopolitics. Freeman argues that a strategic truce may be an unavoidable necessity for both nations, given the current constraints on their respective military and economic capabilities.

The conversation also explores how the wider geopolitical landscape — including the conflicts and power struggles in West Asia — could shape the future of US-China relations and the emerging international order.

Chas Freeman is a former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and a senior American diplomat who played a key role in US-China relations during the normalization of diplomatic ties.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Geopolitical Landscape with Ambassador Freeman
00:00:42 The Complex Dynamics of US-China Relations
00:06:01 Taiwan: A Potential Flashpoint for Conflict
00:09:07 Military Asymmetry and Modern Warfare
00:20:20 Economic Realities and Strategic Truces
00:32:34 Domestic Challenges and Political Shifts
00:41:52 The Yemen Conflict and Regional Instability
00:49:04 The Changing Status of Israel in the Region

The Duran | Who Controls Hormuz? | Oct. 4, 2026

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Washington believes it has taken control of the Strait of Hormuz, but in this episode we argue the oil is only flowing because Iran is allowing it. Alexander explains how China, Russia and the BRICS states quietly pushed Tehran to let tankers through, and why the Trump administration is reading that as Iranian weakness ahead of possible new strikes around the midterms. Is the White House walking into a trap set by Iran, Russia and China?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Iran diplomacy collapses after UN General Assembly
00:02:21 Who really controls the Strait of Hormuz
00:04:29 BRICS brokered deal lets tankers through
00:07:40 Washington emboldened as diplomacy is seen as weakness
00:09:55 Why Saudi Arabia and UAE need oil moving
00:11:40 Russia and China differ on dealing with the US
00:14:35 Strikes on Iran before the midterms
00:17:05 Iran's economy and what a renewed conflict means
00:20:00 Did Russia and China set a trap
00:23:50 Support flowing to Iran and final thoughts

Joe Rogan Experience | David Grusch on UFO Retaliation, and Disclosure | Sept. 30, 2026

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David Grusch is a former United States Air Force intelligence officer, former representative of the National Reconnaissance Office to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, and former co-lead for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

0:00:00 Grusch calls the years since his last visit a nightmare.
0:00:48 Disclosure bill failed. Burlison hires him as congressional staff.
0:01:30 He leaves that Hill job after the August recess.
0:02:40 UAP support in Congress, and a June presser with Scott Perry.
0:03:51 CIA officer David Rush: fake program, gold bars, and Rolexes.
0:06:00 Hidden funding through crime. He says officers ran child trafficking.
0:07:16 Iran-Contra, and a man who moved cocaine without knowing it.
0:10:28 Legacy program lost oversight. He never wanted to be a whistleblower.
0:12:04 October 2020. His NRO boss is walked out in Chantilly.
0:14:36 Early 2021. People helping him get Havana syndrome symptoms.
0:16:15 Early 2022. A same-day message to him and others. He reports it.
0:18:05 Rubio's staff say named people wanted to kill him.
0:20:08 How much is UAP, and how much is crime under weak oversight.
0:24:09 Recovered craft and beings. He rejects a public warehouse tour.
0:26:01 The Vatican's long study. He does not share the fear of a response.
0:28:12 Trump, at the White House UFC event, says it is going to come out.
0:30:15 A classified 1952 Blue Book tape: objects near nuclear sites.
0:32:00 If Trump drops his order, Grusch thinks no later president will finish it.
0:34:06 China and Russia could use a messy American disclosure.
0:36:00 Retrieval counts. The U.S. has many. He will not rank other countries.
0:38:00 Missile warning, and an Indian case from his NRO shift.
0:40:15 A craft in Korea, building built around it. He calls it a legend.
0:42:12 Early DIA papers on magnetohydrodynamic drive and cloaking.
0:44:05 A chief asks what he knows about UFOs. He says nothing.
0:46:04 Outside review scores disclosure more negative than positive.
0:48:11 A release could open the work to more firms and universities.
0:50:16 He wants amnesty, on a truth-and-reconciliation model.
0:52:11 Orbs may be craft inside plasma. Magnetohydrodynamic drive.
0:53:19 Sentient plasma. Hameroff and Penrose on consciousness.
0:56:00 He never got a file on where they are from.
0:58:00 Bodies may be engineered or another line. He never saw the result.
1:00:17 One being, very human, pale bluish-white skin.
1:03:31 Matthew Sullivan, call sign Quake, a source who died two years ago.
1:04:22 Video is not enough. Craft and biological samples have to be shown.
1:08:19 Pyramids, Hancock, Carlson. Archaeological retrieval is real.
1:10:25 Retrieval colleagues saw bodies. Some saw beings alive.
1:14:05 Groups fighting, including sky wars in the Vedic texts.
1:16:07 Reptilian-type craft are often tic-tac shaped.
1:20:00 Friend Matt's unexplained death, and a crashed tic-tac.
1:22:11 Villarroel's VASCO sky plates. Not Sputnik, not proven UAP.
1:24:34 Hawara, and a long metal object in a temple. New to him.
1:28:00 Biondi's radar under Giza, and whether Egypt will allow a look.
1:32:13 A "demon" may be one class of being, not the whole picture.
1:34:04 Ezekiel: cloud, fire, gleaming metal, four living creatures.
1:36:00 McCasland, DeLonge, and beings described like the Greek gods.
1:37:37 Bigelow pushed a president. Grusch will not name every room.
1:40:00 Calm on retrievals. He guesses telepathy is a countermeasure.
1:42:31 Grays in several sizes. He does not say the small ones are machines.
1:46:09 Peruvian remains, Nazca lines, and elongated skulls.
1:53:00 Tall reptilian types he has not seen. Fossils are outside his knowledge.
1:56:11 1952 tape: Holloman, White Sands, about 3,500 mph, nuclear sites.
1:58:00 A living being is harder for the public than a machine.
2:00:12 Robertson Panel, 1953, and a plan of ridicule.
2:01:21 Keyhoe and James McDonald. Nixon and Gleason: he does not know.
2:02:17 A flying-saucer house in upstate New York.
2:04:00 Wikileaks: McCasland and Lockheed's Weiss write to Tom DeLonge.
2:06:18 Insect-like beings. Talk he does not trust.
2:08:27 A reptilian crew, in what he was told, was killed, not contacted.
2:12:00 More people have seen something than will admit it.
2:13:28 MKUltra went public because a 1964 CIA report reached Congress.
2:16:02 Cloaking. Vallée: some sightings are a display.
2:18:14 Old paintings of a figure in a craft with fire behind it.
2:20:00 Something large in the ocean. The Abyss is a picture, not proof.
2:21:11 Matthew Brown's 2018 briefing. Grusch says he never saw it.
2:24:21 A hidden hand, and a warning against invented patterns.
2:25:26 Uncrewed egg-shaped craft. Jake Barber has described recovering them.
2:26:28 A plain "not alone, and we have craft" before Trump leaves office.
2:28:17 They have lived alongside people, he thinks, helpful and harmful.
2:30:00 Close. 

Col. Douglas Macgregor | Trump Is Planning to Invade Iran Next | Sept. 28, 2026

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Colonel Douglas Macgregor returns to the channel to discuss what could come next in the Iran war and how the conflict could reshape the Middle East and the global balance of power.

We discuss whether the United States could escalate further against Iran, the risk of nuclear escalation, the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and the roles China, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Israel could play in the next stage of the conflict. Colonel Macgregor also shares his perspective on America’s military spending, the rise of BRICS, the shift away from a unipolar world, and why he believes U.S. foreign policy needs a fundamental rethink.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro to Colonel Douglas Macgregor
00:35 - Will Trump Invade and Strike Iran Next?
01:38 - Is the United States Able to Annihilate Iran?
04:10 - Is the US Considering a Nuclear Strike?
05:24 - What Can the US Do to Iran Now?
06:40 - Why Israel Wants Chaos in the Region
07:30 - Will Iran Now Build a Nuclear Weapon?
08:20 - Will China and Iran Enter the Iran War?
09:10 - Will Iranians Fight For their Country?
10:30 - Will the Strait of Hormuz Reopen?
11:50 - What will happen with Israeli Elections?
13:30 - Is Israel in Danger of Survival?
14:52 - What Will Happen with US Midterm Elections?
15:45 - How the US Wastes Trillions on the Military
18:35 - Why the US Government Can't Stop
19:42 - Will There Will Be a US Iran Deal?
20:50 - Why Iran and Oman Will Run Hormuz in the Future
22:10 - Why the US Should Leave the Middle East
24:33 - When the US Decline Actually Began
25:05 - The Rise of BRICS and What it Means for the Future
26:10 - Why Trump Will Continue to Play the Markets
28:05 - What is Iran's Greatest Leverage Now?
29:00 - Why the World is Supporting Iran
30:05 - What the Future of the Middle East Will Look Like
31:30 - Why Saudi Arabia is in Major Trouble
32:30 - Why Iran and Turkey Will Play Major Roles
33:45 - What Role Does China Play in the Future?
35:05 - How China is Rising to the Top of the World
37:47 - Why the US Must Move Away from the Unipolar Movement
38:40 - How to Follow Colonel Douglas Macgregor

Alex Christoforou | Germany Runs to Lavrov; Putin G20 Trap; Swiss Neutral No More | Sep. 27, 2026

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Episode 2190. Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul just sat down with Sergey Lavrov at the UN for the first German Russian foreign minister talks since the special military operation began, and the ceasefire push looks a lot like Merkel's Minsk playbook from Debaltseve. Alex breaks down who really asked for the meeting, why the Putin G20 Miami invite smells like a trap, Trump rejecting Iran's Strait of Hormuz offer, Russian strikes on Kiev, the Swiss neutrality referendum and the Trump Xi tariff deal. Is Europe's panic over the front lines the real story behind this sudden outreach to Moscow?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky, Trump and Iran's supreme leader
00:01:07 Lavrov meets German FM Wadephul at the UN
00:02:42 Debaltseve flashback: Merkel, Minsk and the ceasefire play
00:05:27 Who really asked for the meeting?
00:09:06 Wadephul backs Putin at G20 Miami: a trap?
00:12:07 Lavrov at the UNGA: Europe prepares for conflict by 2030
00:14:08 Russian strikes hit Kiev Vodafone data center
00:15:59 Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz offer
00:20:32 Swiss neutrality referendum
00:23:42 Trump Xi tariff deal and Clown World

Vijay Prashad | Xi Put an Exit From the Iran War on Trump's Desk. Why Is It Still Sitting There? | Sep. 26, 2026

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met Donald Trump in the Oval Office and put Iran's final 60-day de-escalation framework directly on the Resolute Desk. Trump refused—and Tehran's September 30 deadline to break the US blockade by force is now live.

In this emergency Transition Protocol intelligence briefing, renowned historian and geopolitical analyst Vijay Prashad joins host Zulfiqar Ali to break down the explosive backchannel negotiations, frontline sanctions defiance, and catastrophic imperial blowback reshaping the global order.

From secret meetings between Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York, to the destruction of US early-warning radar arrays in Kuwait and the impending closure of Al Udeid base in Qatar, Prashad reveals why Washington's position in West Asia is collapsing in real time.

Meanwhile, inside the United States, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent California diesel surging to $10 a gallon and mortgage rates to 7%, triggering a devastating domestic inflationary crisis just weeks before the midterm elections.

Pepe Escobar | Iran’s Hormuz Offer: 3 Conditions, 7 Days, Sep 30 Deadline. Xi Gave Trump One Way Out | Sep. 25, 2026

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Iran has reportedly put a conditional offer on the table for reopening the Strait of Hormuz — but the proposal comes with terms, a seven-day sequence, and a September 30 deadline. 

In this emergency briefing, Pepe Escobar breaks down the reported New York diplomatic channel, the conditions tied to the Strait of Hormuz, China’s reported message to Donald Trump, the aviation-ban confrontation, the Red Sea front, and the parallel military and diplomatic tracks.

This episode distinguishes on-record analysis, attributed reporting, source-based claims, and forecasts. Claims about an Iranian offer, China’s position, and regional alignment are presented as statements made in the conversation unless independently confirmed in the final edit. Viewer judgment matters: which track is moving faster, diplomacy or escalation, and who blinks first?

Chas Freeman | Trump's Genocidal Threat & the Rising Risk of Nuclear War | Sept. 25, 2026

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Ambassador Chas Freeman was a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centred post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defence and military relations with China. He served as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Li Jingjing | Chinese Journalist Reveals What China REALLY Thinks About Trump | Sept. 25, 2026

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Chinese journalist Li Jingjing joins the show to discuss the future of US-China relations, the historic BRICS Summit, and the highly anticipated meeting between President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

What does China really want from the United States? How do ordinary Chinese people view America, and what do young Americans think about China? We explore the growing importance of cooperation between the world's two largest economies, China's vision for win-win solutions, and why building bridges between our two countries is more important than ever.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro to Li Jingjing
00:40 - India, China and the BRICS Summit
06:44 - What Does China Want from Xi Trump Summit?
08:15 - Why China and US Need to Work Together
11:00 - Why China Wants Win Win Solutions
12:00 - What Young Americans Think of China
14:05 - How Did Cyrus Become a Bridge for US China Relations?
16:20 - What is China Really Like in 2026?
18:35 - Do Chinese People Understand America?
20:00 - What Are the Similarities Between US and China?
24:00 - How are Americans Treated in China?
26:00 - Why China Wants a Better Relationship with America
29:30 - Why More Americans Need to Travel the World
30:30 - The Future of US China Relations

Alex Christoforou | Lavrov, No More Trickery. CIA Warns Russia Plans to Hit Spain, Italy, France | Sept. 24, 2026

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Lavrov told the UN Security Council there will be no ceasefire trickery this time, reminding the world that Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko admitted the Minsk agreements were only about buying time to arm Ukraine. Alex breaks down Xi Jinping's rare red carpet welcome from Trump, Zelensky's patient zero speech at the UN, and a CIA claim reported by El Mundo that Russia plans ship launched drone strikes on Spain, Italy and France. Is Ratcliffe's CIA now openly scripting Project Ukraine, and what happens to Europe when the US diesel export ban arrives?

Episode 2187
00:00:00 Zelensky calls Putin patient zero
00:00:36 Xi Jinping gets a rare airport welcome from Trump
00:02:39 WSJ story on Chinese drone parts for Iran
00:05:14 Lavrov blasts Europe over Maidan and Minsk
00:08:52 Lavrov says no ceasefire trickery
00:10:23 Zelensky patient zero speech at the UN
00:11:49 EU ministers stage a We Are the World moment
00:13:56 CIA claims Russia plans drone strikes on Spain, Italy, France
00:15:34 Danish intelligence false flag warning
00:18:27 CIA takes over Project Ukraine
00:20:04 Daytime strikes on Kiev as interceptors run out
00:22:16 US and Japan bond yields surge
00:23:10 US diesel export ban hits Europe
00:25:38 Putin G20 Miami invite and Venezuela elections
00:28:13 Clown world with Zelensky and Albanese

Larry Johnson | Back From Moscow: Russia and Iran Send Same Warning,Could Hit Al Udeid Within a Week | Transition Protocol | Sept. 25, 2026

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Russia is warning Europe that continued military pressure could bring direct strikes. Larry Johnson says Iran may refuse to wait for another attack, while the closed Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab are already reshaping fuel, shipping and political calculations.

In this Transition Protocol briefing, Larry Johnson and Zulfiqar Ali examine the Russia-Europe red line, the reported risk to Al-Udeid in Qatar, Iran’s conditions for reopening Hormuz, Ansar Allah’s advance in Yemen, the Saudi royal dispute and the diesel shock created by longer shipping routes. Source-based claims and predictions are identified as such in the conversation and on screen.

Topics: Russia Europe tensions, Iran US escalation, Strait of Hormuz, Al-Udeid, Ansar Allah, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, diesel prices, shipping routes, China, Pakistan and the Mecca Agreement.

Alexander Mercouris | Russian Strike Knocks Out Kiev Internet; Dobropilia Front Collapses; Russia No to All Truce Demands | Sep. 24, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris, episode 2029, on strikes that cut Kiev's internet and its rail link to Poland, the fronts at Dobropillia, Orikhiv and Kharkov, Lavrov ruling out a ceasefire, and Xi Jinping's welcome in the US.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Why Ukraine remains the key story
00:01:20 Daylight Geran strikes target Kiev's rail link to Poland
00:05:25 Overnight Iskander and Zircon strikes on Kiev
00:07:12 Data centers hit and Kiev's internet goes dark
00:08:58 Where are Kiev's air defenses
00:13:22 Did Kiev switch off its own internet
00:16:02 Starlink complex hit and fewer Ukrainian drones
00:17:43 Test runs for isolating Kiev
00:21:30 Strikes beyond Kiev and Russia's new light cruise missiles
00:26:19 Dobropillia cauldron and the push north
00:31:34 Orikhiv encirclement and the road to Zaporozhye
00:36:10 Kharkov cauldron split apart
00:40:14 Lyman rumors versus reality
00:47:10 Why Deep State maps mislead the West
00:50:16 Zelensky in New York and the ceasefire push
00:57:38 Lavrov meets an inactive Rubio
01:00:42 Lavrov rules out any ceasefire before a settlement
01:08:38 Xi at Andrews and the Anchorage echo
01:13:56 Why a US China trade truce won't hold
01:20:38 Europe's panic and Ukraine's winter crisis

Ray McGovern & Garland Nixon | Trump to NUKE Pickaxe!? US Attack Looms, Iran DEFIANT | Danny Haiphong | Sept. 23, 2026

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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and geopolitical commentator Garland Nixon join to react to Trump's hints at striking Pickaxe mountain and the signs that the Iran war is set to escalate big.

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