Pepe Escobar | “Finish the Job”: Iran’s Reported Orders, Kharg Gamble Suicidal, Oil Splitting Into Dollar | Transition Protocol | Nov. 1, 2026

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“Finish the job this time.” Sources close to Tehran and Islamabad say that is what Iran’s Supreme Leader told his commanders it is their obligation to do if the US strikes — and that “geographical constraints do not exist.” Larry Johnson’s sources say Trump’s option after Tuesday’s midterms is seizing Kharg Island, a gamble Pepe Escobar calls “absolutely suicidal.” Escobar, from Shanghai after midnight, and Zulfiqar Ali.

Timeline:
00:03:01 Washington’s option: Kharg Island, according to sources cited by Larry Johnson
00:17:29 “No traction”: Tehran’s answer to the Vance letter, per our host’s sources
00:20:51 The orders: “All have their orders, down to the level of the commander who’s going to push the button.”
00:21:24 Dimona: who decides, and on what trigger — per our host’s sources
00:33:03 Riyadh fears it’s next: the Saudi defence minister agreed in Tehran, per Mohsen Rezaei
00:40:52 Hormuz: “not gonna be a petrodollar oil chokepoint” — why Escobar says oil is splitting into blocs

Pepe Escobar | Iran’s Leader Hands Pakistan the Talks, Vance’s Letter, Trump’s Words, a $6B Demand | Oct. 31, 2026

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Vance signed the letter. Iran’s intelligence believes Trump wrote it, a source close to Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei says — and Pepe Escobar challenged that on air.

The same source says that after an hour with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Pakistan’s army chief has taken over the talks, and Iran’s answer is its money back and the blockade gone before any nuclear talks. Qatar remains the public mediator.

Pepe Escobar, from Shanghai, on the $6 billion, the order that blocks a deal, and the strike plans after Tuesday’s midterms. Zulfiqar Ali brings his source.

Timeline:
00:19:14 Inside the room with Iran’s leader — per our host’s source.
00:20:12 Pakistan takes the talks.
00:25:05 Vance signed. Trump wrote? Iran’s assessment — and the on-air challenge.
00:27:43 $6 billion back, blockade gone, nuclear talks last.

Larry Johnson | Strike Iran After Markets Close? Warning of Trump’s “Eagle Claw” Disaster, Friday Strike | Transition Protocol Oct. 30, 2026

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Larry Johnson warns a strike on Iran could become Trump's 'Eagle Claw' and expects it after the markets close Friday.

Johnson, a former CIA analyst, expects Trump to strike Iran after Tuesday's midterms, most likely Friday, after the markets close, and warns it could cost a ship, potentially an aircraft carrier, and a thousand lives: Trump's own Eagle Claw. Would his officers refuse the order? Johnson says they can, and after Tuesday, the Senate may hold their promotions. Meanwhile, per Zulfiqar Ali's sources, Iran has answered J.D. Vance's letter: our money back, blockade off, then talks.

Timeline:
00:03:33 Iran's reply to Vance — per our host's sources.
00:08:41 After the markets close: Johnson's timing.
00:37:15 Eagle Claw: the carrier, the thousand, and Jimmy Carter's 1980 failure in Iran.
00:40:35 Would his officers refuse? The Senate and every promotion from colonel up.

Alastair Crooke | Senator Reveals Secret US Iran War Briefing — “This Is Insane” | Oct. 30, 2026

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Alastair Crooke tells Nima Alkhorshid that Senator Chris Murphy called a Trump administration briefing on restarting military operations against Iran insane and said the plan would prolong and escalate the war. Crooke says some form of military action after the US midterms is the most likely course, describes a message from JD Vance to Iran as a carrot beside threats of a larger war that Tehran will not answer with nuclear concessions, and says Netanyahu, possibly as a caretaker prime minister, could still join such a war.

The Duran | Lavrov in Tehran; Vance Reaches Out to Iran Hardliners; Strike After Midterms | Oct. 29, 2026

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A major US strike on Iran may be coming right after the midterms, and in this episode we explain why Netanyahu's strong showing in the Israeli election makes it all but certain. They break down the Wall Street Journal reports on JD Vance reaching out to Iranian hardliners, the Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani delegation to Tehran, Lavrov's visit, and why Iran refuses to surrender the Strait of Hormuz, its allies, or uranium enrichment. Could Trump be launching a conflict that is easy to start but nearly impossible to end?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Israel election, US midterms and the WSJ Iran report
00:00:55 Why the Israeli election matters most
00:03:03 Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani delegation in Tehran
00:04:30 Iran refuses to back down
00:06:02 US demands on Hormuz, Houthis and enrichment
00:07:19 Is Iran stronger than in February
00:07:56 Lavrov in Tehran and the Russian grain lifeline
00:10:48 The April MOU Trump walked away from
00:12:31 Easy to start, hard to end
00:13:07 Post midterm calculus and the impeachment factor

Patrick Henningsen | Vance-Gabbard Ticket on the Trump Express | Oct. 3, 2026

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Patrick Henningsen with Stanislav Krapivnik on the UN session, where they say leaders walked out on Netanyahu but not on Trump, and on threats of annihilation from a nuclear-armed United States.

Henningsen says Republican polling points to a Vance-Gabbard ticket as an alternative to Trump, and that Tulsi Gabbard has said nothing since leaving as director of national intelligence.

Joe Kent | Iran, Butler, Charlie Kirk & Epstein | July 20, 2026

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Joe Kent is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026.

Timeline:
0:00:00 - Resignation Over Israel
0:10:41 - Fatherhood, Grief & Trump
0:22:22 - Trump, Iran & Tulsi Gabbard
0:31:35 - Midnight Hammer & Netanyahu's Influence
0:44:06 - Venezuela & Israel's Secret Plan
0:58:35 - Petrodollar & Intelligence Atrophy
1:04:31 - Foreign Money Buying American Policy
1:15:00 - Petrodollar, Sanctions & Trump MOU
1:25:35 - Hot War & Restraining Israel
1:34:50 - Butler Assassination & FBI Failures
1:44:30 - Ayatollah Assassination Intent & Government Rot
1:54:35 - Mossad, CIA & JD Vance
2:04:37 - Vance, Rubio & the Dead MOU
2:14:30 - Energy Crisis & King of Jordan
2:24:35 - China, Saudis & Iran Going Nuclear
2:34:30 - Nukes, ISIS, Syria & Turkey
2:44:30 - Green Berets, Rangers & 9/11 Reality
2:54:38 - Baghdad, Saddam's Nukes & Combat Truth
3:03:56 - Mortality, Fatherhood & Iraqi Sentiment
3:14:40 - Al Qaeda & How We Created Terrorists
3:28:00 - Yemen, Combat & His Late Wife
3:40:00 - Syria, Suicide Bomber & Grief
3:44:30 - CIA Paramilitary & Africa Deployment
3:54:40 - Tulsi, JFK Files & Epstein
4:03:10 - Epstein, CIA & Ukraine War
4:11:31 - Kirk Assassination & FBI Tension
4:15:19 - Joe's Work

Whitney Webb | Trump, JD Vance bankrolled by CIA/Mossad backed billionaire Peter Thiel | Aug. 4, 2024

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MintPress director and host Mnar Adley is joined by investigative journalist Whitney Webb to talk about Peter Thiel’s influence on Trump and his VP JD Vance and how a Trump administration would advance a CIA-Mossad backed plan to expand the technocratic surveillance state.

Trump has chosen JD Vance as his running mate, a character made and financed by Silicon Valley and surveillance state billionaire Peter Thiel. It seems no matter whom you vote for, our national security state – and that of Israel’s – will be the winner.

Peter Thiel’s CIA-tech empire “Palantir” helped Israel develop the AI lavender system which has been used by the Israeli military to target civilian homes, children and completely decimate the world’s largest concentration camp with precision. 

 
However, this is not Peter Thiel's first ride in the Trump campaign as he helped bankroll Trump himself in the 2016 election and even worked in his cabinet to advance the surveillance state by collecting our data during COVID.