Pepe Escobar | Netanyahu Still Begging Trump for War | Nov. 12, 2026

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Pepe Escobar tells Judge Napolitano that Netanyahu is still begging Trump for war.

Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar | Iran Agreed to Meet Vance in Doha. Then Tehran Called Beijing. We're Looking at WW3 | Nov. 11, 2026

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Iran had agreed to meet JD Vance in Doha. Then, sources in Tehran say, its leadership called Beijing and Moscow, and both said withdraw. Host Zulfiqar Ali explains what changed since Monday. Pepe Escobar in Shanghai and Larry Johnson in Florida on what Washington does next, why choking Iran runs into Russian ships on the Caspian, and why Tehran will not wait.

The account of decisions in Tehran, the Leader's permission, his reading of Washington, the call to Beijing and Moscow, and the decision to end "no war, no peace", is the host's own sourcing and cannot be independently verified. No public readout of those calls exists. "No deal, and no strikes" is Pepe Escobar's account of leaks from the G7 meeting. "The Qatari spin" is his characterisation. The report that Iran has acquired new technology is the host's and is unverified. On the public record, Qatar's prime minister met President Trump and Vice President Vance at the White House on 9 November. Afterwards Trump said the US remains "locked and loaded", and a senior Iranian official denied plans for a meeting. Secretary Rubio called Iran's demands "outrageous and ridiculous" on 8 November.

Timeline:
06:32 China said: withdraw. The call from Tehran to Beijing, per the host's sources.
10:04 The Caspian tripwire: why Larry Johnson says choking Iran means stopping Russian ships.
26:27 Tehran won't wait: Iran's decision to end "no war, no peace", per the host's sources.

Pepe Escobar | Rezaei’s Office Says Vance Pleaded for Talks. Would Iran Strike First if Doha Fails? | Nov. 10, 2026

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If the negotiations Qatar is pushing produce nothing, Iran will act to break the “no war, no peace” stalemate. That is what a source in the office of Mohsen Rezaei told Zulfiqar Ali hours before this broadcast.

Pepe Escobar asks what that means in practice. Ali: “They are planning to take a preemptive attack if this does not go somewhere.” The source’s words, as Ali relays them: “We will take action to break out of this situation.” The same source says Tehran has agreed to talks with JD Vance in Doha — talks, not a deal.

These are Zulfiqar Ali’s source’s claims as he reports them; they have not been confirmed by the Iranian government. The Doha meeting, the approval chain, the move-first warning and the Russia–China–Pakistan backing are the host’s own sourcing from a person in Mohsen Rezaei’s office and cannot be independently verified. Iran’s foreign minister said on 1 November that no meeting with US officials is planned.

Timeline:
00:04:29 The room: Rezaei and Vance in Doha, with Pakistan, not Qatar, speaking for Iran
00:06:19 The Qatari plan: $8 billion, the naval blockade, Iron Gate and Hormuz
00:24:15 If the talks fail: what the source says Iran will do

Pepe Escobar | Iran Smashes US Army Radar, Rejects Trump's Peace Farce as War Resets | Nov. 10, 2026

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Pepe Escobar breaks down Iran’s massive response to the US’s “limited” strikes, diplomacy theater put on by Trump, and the empire of chaos at a crossroads in the war on Iran as Putin and Xi prepare to meet Trump in Shenzhen.

Pepe Escobar is a leading independent geopolitical analyst and author who specializes in the US war on rising Eurasia.

Pepe Escobar | Netanyahu calls Trump every day to push Iran strikes, FT | Nov. 10, 2026

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Pepe Escobar talks with Nima Alkhorshid about a Financial Times report that Netanyahu calls Trump every day to push strikes on Iran.

Pepe Escobar | S-400s for Iran? Tehran’s 400-Target Warning to Every Gulf Capital, Aramco’s Tower Hit | Nov. 8, 2026

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For years, Putin says, Iran turned down Russia’s air defence. Then — according to Pepe Escobar’s sources — Putin sent his own plane for Iran’s security chief, and after five hours a member of the negotiating team tells Zulfiqar Ali the S-400 deal is done. Escobar says it is not confirmed. Plus: Iran’s 400-target warning to every Gulf capital, and the strike on Aramco’s Riyadh tower.

Timeline:
00:09:45 Aramco’s Riyadh tower hit — and what Escobar says Ansar Allah hits next.
00:14:34 Iran’s message to every Gulf state: lend your airspace to an attack, and you are a target.
00:28:39 The S-400: what a member of the negotiating team told our host.

Pepe Escobar | Putin's Jet, Iran's Leader on the Line, Strike Warnings and Trump's Blame List | Nov. 6, 2026

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Putin sent his own jet for Iran’s security chief, sat him across from his military-intelligence chief for three hours and twenty-five minutes — and Iran’s Leader dialed in on an encrypted line, according to a member of the Iranian delegation. Pepe Escobar names the two nights to watch for a strike and the three men he says Trump would blame; host Zulfiqar Ali brings Pakistan’s message to the White House.

— 02:57 Putin sent the jet: the protocol nobody reported.
— 05:27 The phone: who was on the line, according to our source.
— 11:56 The two dates analysts are watching — and why one is a moonless night.
— 20:27 If the strike fails, who takes the fall — Escobar’s blame list.
— 25:11 Munir to Trump: don’t do it — per our host’s sources.

What you’ll learn: who sat at the Kremlin table on 5 November and who listened in · what Moscow and Tehran discussed on gas, rail and defence · how Escobar reads the meeting’s message to Washington · what China wants from the war · why Shenzhen, 18–19 November, may be the last off-ramp.

Pepe Escobar | Golden Corridor | Full Documentary | Feb. 18, 2026

Pepe Escobar | Can Trump Refuse Netanyahu? | Nov. 5, 2026

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Pepe Escobar with Judge Napolitano on whether Trump can refuse Netanyahu.

Pepe Escobar | Putin’s 97-Minute Call, Iran’s “No” and Two Strike Routes “Locked” — Can Trump Still Strike? | Nov. 4, 2026

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Pepe Escobar says Vladimir Putin phoned Iran’s No. 2, Mohsen Rezaei, directly and spoke with him for 97 minutes; China and Pakistan called afterwards. Host Zulfiqar Ali, citing a person in the room, says Rezaei then formally rejected the US offer and came back to Iran’s seven points. Ali also says two strike routes are “completely locked.” Neither the Kremlin nor Tehran has confirmed the call or the rejection.

Sourcing note: The call and the rejection come from a person in the room, as described by Pepe Escobar and by the host, and cannot be independently verified. Escobar says on the recording: “We don’t have the details of what they discussed.”

Timeline:
00:06:12 The call: Putin phones Iran’s No. 2, per Pepe Escobar
00:06:56 Why Escobar calls it “mind-blowing”: Putin’s calls “never last more than half an hour”
00:08:31 China and Pakistan call afterwards
00:23:42 Rezaei “rejected the U.S. offer formally… came back to the 7 points”, per the host
00:28:04 “You signed it as well” — Ali on Iran’s position
00:30:51 Can Trump still strike? Ali: two routes “completely locked”

Pepe Escobar | Trump Will Bomb an Empty Mountain? Dimona in Iran's Sights, Italy's Ghost Jet and "No Deal" | Transition Protocol | Nov. 3, 2026

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Pepe Escobar with Zulfiqar Ali on Transition Protocol. Sources say Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian site Trump says the US may strike, is empty, its materials moved to a highly secure location fewer than five people know. Escobar says a strike would hit "a mega, mega mountain for nothing."

Ali's Iranian contacts say "multiple warheads" are locked onto Dimona. Escobar describes a Saudi prince's warning in Tehran and a ghost Italian jet, and a contact close to Mohsen Rezaei says "flat-out no" to the deal reports.

The Pickaxe Mountain report is Transition Protocol's own sourcing and cannot be independently verified.

Timeline:
00:05:56 The empty mountain, a TP exclusive
00:07:37 Italy's ghost jet at Mehrabad: a plea to spare Aviano and Sigonella?
00:15:25 Oil fell on deal reports. A contact close to Rezaei: "flat-out no."
00:19:14 "Multiple warheads, many angles": what Iran's contacts say about Dimona
00:38:23 A Saudi prince in Tehran: "Turkey next. Then us."

Pepe Escobar | Brazil Defeated the Mother of All Hybrid Wars | Nov. 3, 2026

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Pepe Escobar on Glenn Diesen on how Brazil defeated what he calls the mother of all hybrid wars.

Pepe Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author.

00:00 Glenn Diesen introduces Pepe Escobar and Brazil's election
05:48 WhatsApp networks and voter mobilization
09:30 Brazil's election in the Western Hemisphere context
14:27 Why Escobar says Brazil is strategically important
17:02 The coalition Escobar sees behind Bolsonaro's campaign
21:13 Digital organizing, street protests, and political resistance
23:11 Brazil's role in BRICS and multipolarity
26:08 Escobar's account of Flávio Bolsonaro's departure
34:21 How US election politics could shape the next chapter
36:10 Lula, Brazil's foreign ministry, and BRICS policy
40:28 Brazil's political identity and Lula's domestic challenges
44:05 Possible pressure on Brazil and closing remarks

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.

Pepe Escobar | Does Pakistan Support Iran? | Judge Napolitano | Oct. 28, 2026

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Pepe Escobar tells Judge Napolitano that Pakistan is not siding with Iran militarily. He says Field Marshal Asim Munir proposed the Tehran meeting, where the Turkish intelligence chief, the Saudi defense minister, and Munir sat with Mohsen Rezaei, and that Pakistan is mediating between the Mecca Defense Alliance and Iran, and between Iran and the United States.

Pepe Escobar | Bolsonaro Lost to Lula and Vanished. MBS Blinked and Sent His Brother to Tehran | Oct. 27, 2026

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Pepe Escobar on Transition Protocol. Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly crossed into Argentina on foot with just his ID; Argentina says it has no record of his entry, and his whereabouts are unknown. And MBS didn’t want the Tehran meeting at all: sources say Pakistan’s army chief persuaded him, and MBS sent his brother, Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.

Timeline:
00:01:24 Bolsonaro’s son: on foot to Argentina, with only his ID — as reported.
00:04:25 What Trump said about Brazil’s vote — and about Lula.
00:25:59 Why MBS sent his brother to Tehran — per the person who organised the meeting.
00:35:01 What Riyadh asked Iran — and what Yemen did hours later.

Pepe Escobar | 14 Russian planes, what's inside? Pakistan's wartime supply; only two men, Ghalibaf and Rezaei | Oct. 25, 2026

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Pepe Escobar's Russian contacts count 14 Ilyushin cargo flights into Iran — contents unknown. A senior Pakistani military officer told the host Pakistan would supply Iran "with everything that Iran needs" if war comes. And a source close to the Supreme Leader says two men set Iran's terms: Ghalibaf and Mohsen Rezaei. Plus Pakistan's energy decision, its new partners, and Brazil's vote.

What the episode covers: how Pakistan is balancing its people's energy needs against its IMF commitments; what a senior officer says Pakistan would do if war comes; who sets Tehran's terms for any deal with Washington; what Russia is committing to Iran, per Iranian and Russian sources; what the new Badr MoU means for Pakistan, Qatar, Türkiye and Indonesia; why nothing moves before the 3 November midterms.

Sourcing note: The Pakistani officer's account and the report of the two Iranian negotiators are the host's own sourcing and cannot be independently verified in full. The count of 14 Russian cargo flights is Pepe Escobar's information; he says their contents are unknown.

The Russian LPG cargo for Pakistan has not been confirmed — the host says so on air. Public record cited on the video: Pakistan's Commerce Ministry withdrew its 3 October suspension of trade at the Gabd and Taftan crossings on 16 October (Dawn); the Badr MoU was signed in Doha on 21 October by Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia (Geo News); Iran International reported on 7 October that Ghalibaf's negotiating role was approved by the Supreme Leader; Lavrov met Araghchi in Tehran on 19 October (Al Jazeera); President Trump said on 8 October the US would not attack Iran before the midterms. The Brazil segment was recorded before polls closed; crowd figures quoted on air are not official estimates.

6:21 If war comes: what a senior Pakistani officer says Pakistan would do
8:00 14 Russian cargo planes, and what Escobar can and cannot say about what is inside
17:40 The two men who decide for Iran, per a source close to the Supreme Leader 

Pepe Escobar | MBS wants Pakistan. Trump needs Iran. What did Munir deliver? Munir in Tehran | Transition Protocol | Oct. 21, 2026

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MBS wants Pakistan. Trump needs Iran. Pakistan’s Field Marshal Munir is in Tehran — and our host’s sources say MBS gets a no. Pepe Escobar says what Munir carried: a quiet return of IAEA inspectors, for little more than the interest on Iran’s $6 billion in Qatar.
— 06:10 The offer: IAEA inspectors back in Iran, and what Iran would get in return — according to Pepe Escobar.
— 14:21 “Show us the money”: why Escobar says Tehran won’t take it — before the 3 November midterms.
— 30:01 What MBS wants from Pakistan, and why our host’s sources say Islamabad will refuse.
What you’ll learn: what Field Marshal Asim Munir carried into Tehran · why Washington wants a concession from Iran before the midterms · how sanctions, the IMF and the border gates squeeze Pakistan · what Lavrov proposed in Tehran · what our host’s sources say about China’s backing, the Riyadh war room and Saudi pressure.

Sourcing note: The Qatari–Pakistani IAEA idea and its price are Pepe Escobar’s account; we have not located them in public reporting. The Pakistan–MBS and China reports are our host’s own sourcing from Islamabad and Rawalpindi and cannot be independently verified. 

The Najran delegation, the three Black Hawks and the Article 2 wording are as Escobar describes them; we have not located them. Escobar’s Balochistan remarks are a scenario, not a report. Public record: Fars said Munir’s trip was finalised on Monday 19 October; Reuters reported on 20 October — after this recording — that Mohsen Rezaei told Munir there would be “no talks with Washington until Tehran’s demands were met”, and that Iranian officials see “little prospect of a breakthrough before the November 3 vote”; Trump has said the US would not strike Iran again before 3 November. The 1934 Treaty of Taif was signed between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Pepe Escobar | Ansarallah Captures Strategic Mountain, Munir in Tehran and Hegseth in Israel | Oct. 20, 2026

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Nima Alkhorshid says Ansarallah has captured Jabal Han, a strategic mountain in the encirclement of Taizz, and that the siege is closing on Saudi-backed forces in a city of at least two million people. Pepe Escobar says a Najran tribal delegation pledged allegiance in Sanaa, and that Sergei Lavrov went to Tehran before Munir.

Pepe Escobar | Pakistan Navy warns off US Black Hawks; Iran locks 400 targets, porous border, open routes | Transition Protocol | Oct. 18, 2026

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Pakistani military sources say Pakistani naval aircraft warned US helicopters away from the coast off Karachi. The same weekend, trade across the Iran–Pakistan land border crossings was halted — and our host’s sources say Iran has 400 targets locked, many of them in Israel. Zulfiqar Ali brings both accounts, checked in Islamabad and Tehran; Pepe Escobar, from Bangkok after midnight, brings the dollar-bypass talks the closure interrupted — and the one country whose cargo still crosses.

— 07:57 The Black Hawk encounter, per Pakistani military sources.
— 16:30 Except China: the cargo that still crosses, per our host’s sources.
— 27:17 Iran’s 400 locked targets: the warning our host’s sources relayed.

What you’ll learn: why Pakistan and Iran suspended trade at their border, and what officials on both sides say it was for · whether Washington pressured Islamabad — and the answer our host was given · what the US Navy is doing off Pakistan’s coast · why Chinese cargo is still moving · where Iran stands on the Mecca defence pact · what Egypt and the OIC are doing about Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.

Sourcing note: The Black Hawk encounter, the Chinese-cargo exemption, the saboteur arrests and the position of US naval assets are our host’s own sourcing from Pakistani military, naval and coastal officials and cannot be independently verified; we found no public report of the encounter. “3 nautical miles” is the distance as reported to our host; Pakistan’s territorial sea extends 12 nautical miles, and the host says the helicopters did not enter Pakistani territory. 

A Pakistani brigadier told our host the detained saboteurs were financed by the UAE; that is one officer’s allegation and has not been independently verified. The 3,000-truck figure and its banking cause are Pepe Escobar’s information. 

Public record: Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce suspended trade through the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan crossings (memo of 16 October, announced 17 October); Pakistani officials cited security, counterterrorism and smuggling and said the border is likely to reopen soon; Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman called the closure temporary and cited “technical issues”; more than 2,000 containers were reported stranded at Gabd-Rimdan, while passenger traffic continued at Gabd-Rimdan. 

The 400 locked targets are our host’s sourcing and cannot be independently verified. The Iran–Pakistan central bank meeting is Escobar’s reporting; the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings ran in Bangkok on 12–18 October. Iran’s interest in the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is contested: our host’s sources say Iran has expressed interest; Escobar says it is not being discussed in Tehran; Iran’s foreign ministry said in August it had received no formal invitation.

Pepe Escobar | Iran's Two Answers: Ready to Strike. Preparing to Bypass the Dollar | Oct. 16, 2026

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Pepe Escobar with Zulfiqar Ali on Transition Protocol. Escobar says Iran is like a coiled cobra, ready to strike, and preparing to bypass the dollar.

A participant in Iran's Friday leadership meeting told Ali that if an attack comes from Dubai, Dubai will be finished as a commercial center. They also cover Iran's and Pakistan's central bank heads at the IMF meeting in Bangkok, and a report that Iranian oil may move to China over land.

The host says the Tehran meeting account, the Dubai and Oman lines, and the claim that Israelis have left Riyadh's war room are his own sourcing and cannot be independently verified.

Timeline:
00:02:59 Why Iran is a coiled cobra
00:15:42 IMF meeting in Bangkok
00:25:14 What Iran's leaders decided on Friday