The Duran | Hormuz Leverage Could Become Long Term Trap | Aug. 8, 2026

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Hormuz Leverage Could Become Long Term Trap

Timeline:
00:00:00 Who is actually negotiating over Hormuz
00:00:57 Iran's account contradicts US claims
00:01:54 History of failed talks and the memorandum
00:02:55 Iran and Oman's single channel plan
00:03:53 Key point: a deal doesn't mean reopening
00:05:16 US and Gulf states oppose the agreement
00:06:40 Why would Iran give up its leverage
00:07:51 Does the US blockade stay in place
00:09:12 Toll or fund, who really controls it
00:11:13 Hardliner faction in Iran wants to resume war
00:14:35 The long war strategy explained
00:17:51 Iran's economic pressure and best path forward
00:21:48 Why closing Hormuz is a long term trap
00:24:07 Lessons from the JCPOA on trusting the US
00:27:37 Comparing Iran's choices to Assad's Syria

The Duran | Let's Talk About Some News (Live) | Aug. 7, 2026

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Let's Talk About Some News (Live)

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Again Massively Strikes Kiev No Russian Missile Shot Down; Zelensky Rages Blames West; Hormuz | Aug. 5, 2026

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Russia Again Massively Strikes Kiev No Russian Missile Shot Down; Zelensky Rages Blames West; Hormuz

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:32 Russia's Massive Strike on Kiev
00:02:36 Financial Times: No Missiles Intercepted
00:03:13 North Korean Missile Unit Deployed to Russia
00:05:51 Iskander M Missile Production Doubling
00:08:51 Zelensky Blames the West on X
00:10:12 Do Patriot Interceptors Actually Work
00:16:29 Zelensky's Pressure Campaign Explained
00:18:45 US Patriot Stockpile Critically Low
00:26:34 Russia's Four Simultaneous Air Campaigns
00:30:12 Record FAB Bomb Strikes in July
00:33:56 Russian MoD Targets Kiev Logistics Hubs
00:41:34 Kiev Left Without Air Defense
00:44:42 Financial Times Admits Drone Campaign Failed
00:52:09 Budanov Vows to Continue the Campaign
01:05:47 Ukrainian Command and Control Collapsing
01:06:58 Russian Advances Across the Front
01:21:05 Strait of Hormuz Deal Update
01:25:16 Sanctions Bill Threatens Relations With India

The Duran | Iran Strike Called Off. Inside MBS's Desperate Gamble | Aug. 2, 2026

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Iran Strike Called Off. Inside MBS's Desperate Gamble
The Duran: Episode 2586

00:00:00 Trump cancels Iran strike over the weekend
00:01:18 Saudi Arabia's MBS called Trump to stop the strike
00:03:40 Houthi attacks and Red Sea blockade explained
00:05:42 How MBS created this crisis with Iran
00:07:19 Trump's uranium enrichment deal with Saudi Arabia unravels
00:08:45 Rumors MBS's position in Saudi Arabia is faltering
00:10:04 Talk of a land blockade on Iran via Pakistan and Turkey
00:11:35 Iran's escalation options if pressure increases
00:11:59 Oil expert's plan for Trump to accept a Hormuz toll fee
00:16:54 MBS risks being removed if he backs down from Trump

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Alex Christoforou | US Ditches German Command Center. Russia Hits Kiev. Zelensky Fails to Meet Musk | Aug. 2, 2026

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US Ditches German Command Center. Russia Hits Kiev. Zelensky Fails to Meet Musk

Alexander Mercouris | Zelensky, Ukraine Without Patriots. Huge Russian Strike Shatters Kiev. Zaporozhye Breakthrough | Aug. 1, 2026

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Zelensky, Ukraine Without Patriots. Huge Russian Strike Shatters Kiev. Zaporozhye Breakthrough

The Duran | Ursula's Plan To Remove EU VETO. Merz's Secret Plan To Stop AfD | Aug. 1, 2026

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Ursula's Plan To Remove EU VETO. Merz's Secret Plan To Stop AfD

Timeline:
00:00:00 EU shifts to smaller sanctions packages
00:00:49 Growing opposition to sanctions in Europe
00:02:18 Ursula rebrands sanctions as economic policy
00:05:25 Member state veto power being erased
00:06:37 Greece and the LNG shipping threat
00:08:02 Councils overrule Greece, ECJ the only option
00:09:49 Seeds of the EU's own collapse
00:11:02 AfD poised to win East German states
00:12:43 Merz brands states traitors, strips power
00:16:20 New sanctions list targets China and India

The Duran | 300 Patriot Missiles Will Not Solve Ukraine Air Defense Crisis | July 31, 2026

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300 Patriot Missiles Will Not Solve Ukraine Air Defense Crisis

Timeline:
00:00 Russian Strike on Kiev and Lviv
00:42 Missile Lands in Poland Near Lublin
01:53 Was It a KH101 or Another Ukrainian S300
03:30 Ukraine Poland Tensions Rise
05:29 Muted Western Media Reaction
06:24 Trump Administration Stays Silent
07:50 Tusk Demands More Patriots for Ukraine
09:24 Von der Leyen Blames Russian Aggression
13:21 Will Poland Show the Evidence to Russia
16:48 Zelensky Begs Trump for 300 Interceptors
17:24 Boeing Blocks the Patriot License
21:25 Massive Strike Details and the Odessa Blockade
27:46 Russia's Rasvet and the Geran Drone Threat
30:18 The Grift Behind the War
32:22 Ukraine's Collapsing Front Lines

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: 

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

Alex Christoforou | Medvedev, No Mobilization. EU To Launch Economic War. Ukraine Folds To Iran. Graham Wanted Peace | July 29, 2026

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Medvedev, No Mobilization. EU To Launch Economic War. Ukraine Folds To Iran. Graham Wanted Peace

The Duran | Final Battle. Donbass And Zaporozhzhye Lines Crack | July 29, 2026

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Final Battle. Donbass And Zaporozhzhye Lines Crack

Timeline:
00:00 Intro: the situation on the ground in Ukraine
00:57 Donbass nears its decisive final battle
01:41 Rapid Russian advances toward Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia
04:32 Russians breaking through the last defense lines
06:35 Why the fall of Zaporizhzhia city would be catastrophic
11:46 Left bank versus right bank Ukraine explained
13:56 Donbass: the decisive battlefield since 2022
17:22 Russia closes in on Dobropillya
20:53 A cauldron forms around Sloviansk and Kramatorsk
20:53 Mystery deepens over the battle for Lyman
26:34 Trump's disconnect from battlefield reality
26:57 Odessa's total naval blockade explained
30:35 Russian FAB bombs start hitting Odessa's port
34:03 Ukraine's Caspian Sea strikes on Iranian shipping
39:42 What happens if bone crushing sanctions pass

Alex Christoforou | Ukraine Landlocked, Gas Stations Destroyed. Trump Impressed With Zelensky Battlefield Gains | July 28, 2026

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kraine Landlocked, Gas Stations Destroyed. Trump Impressed With Zelensky Battlefield Gains

The Duran | Neutral Mediator No More. Zelensky In DC, New Ceasefire Trap | July 28, 2026

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The Duran: Episode 2581 — New ceasefire proposal to Putin; Zelensky heading to DC to meet Trump; Putin already rejected this deal at SPIEF; drone strikes meant to pressure Russia; neutral mediator narrative; Rubio admits US is backing Ukraine; Putin's Navy Day speech; Trump risks losing two wars at once.

The Duran | US-Iran War Dilemma, No Weapons And No Victory | July 27, 2026

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US-Iran War Dilemma, No Weapons And No Victory

Timeline:
00:00:00 Day three of the US pause on Iran air strikes
00:02:11 Officials should have warned Trump back in February
00:04:31 US forced to halt a war due to lack of weapons
00:06:15 Iran refuses any ceasefire this time around
00:08:01 What Trump should say to Iran now
00:09:13 Best case scenario, let Iran and Oman negotiate
00:11:08 Netanyahu heads to Washington to meet Trump
00:12:09 Fantasy plans to seize Khark Island and Fordo uranium
00:17:34 Zelensky pushes to merge the Iran and Ukraine wars
00:25:14 Blinken accidentally admits the anti China strategy is doomed

The Duran | Europe's Self Inflicted Energy Nightmare Deepens | July 26, 2026

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Europe's Self Inflicted Energy Nightmare Deepens

Timeline:
00:00:00 Oil nears $100 as EU passes 21st sanctions package
00:01:26 Europe's gas reserves hit dangerously low levels
00:02:32 Diesel and aviation fuel shortages worsen
00:03:51 The absurdity of the $44 Russian oil price cap
00:04:28 Kaja Kallas wants to seize tankers in the Indian Ocean
00:05:31 Russia's oil export revenue jumps 60%
00:07:09 Sanctions package 22 already underway
00:10:51 Germany's gas costs explode, deindustrialization deepens
00:14:17 Is Europe's self sabotage deliberate?
00:16:27 The real endgame, breaking up Russia and Gazprom

The Duran | US Tries To Take Hormuz Or Trump Takes Pickaxe Mountain Off Ramp | July 24, 2026

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US Tries To Take Hormuz Or Trump Takes Pickaxe Mountain Off Ramp

Timeline:
00:00:00 Axios report on Trump's coming massive strike
00:00:56 Why Trump's "massive strikes" rarely match the hype
00:03:15 13 days of strikes, all centered on the Strait of Hormuz
00:04:52 Iran's leverage: holding onto Hormuz
00:07:01 Pickaxe Mountain as Trump's off ramp
00:09:54 What happens to Hormuz after Pickaxe Mountain
00:11:03 Why round four means ground troops
00:12:51 Iran's need for closer ties with China and Russia
00:13:16 Midterms timing and the three month buffer
00:15:08 Trump's campaign strategy heading into midterms

Alex Christoforou | Putin Hardens Terms on Territory as Ukraine's Top General Is Fired. Hegseth Senate Trainwreck | July 22, 2026

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Putin Hardens Terms on Territory as Ukraine's Top General Is Fired. Hegseth Senate Trainwreck

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro: Hegseth Senate testimony highlights
00:01:03 Ukraine commander Syrsky officially fired
00:02:41 New commander Mikhail Drapaty takes over
00:08:12 Ukraine drone strikes hit Russian warehouses
00:10:08 Ukraine attacks Kazakhstan oil tankers
00:11:36 Secret Germany Russia meeting in Baku revealed
00:14:08 Lavrov to meet Rubio in Manila
00:16:38 Bloomberg: Kremlin hardens demands on Ukraine territory
00:19:36 400 million in Ukraine funding delayed until 2029
00:21:43 Hegseth and Kaine grilled on Iran war spending
00:25:36 Report says Iran missiles getting deadlier
00:29:19 Trump compares Iran conflict to past wars
00:31:00 Pickaxe Mountain and Iran nuclear site debate
00:34:25 UK confirms bases available for Iran strikes
00:39:02 Trump announces 50 percent tariffs on Canada
00:40:52 Clown world: South Carolina Senate race update
00:42:16 Trump backs Infantino for UN Secretary General
00:44:14 France bans social media

The Duran | Secret Russia-Germany Meeting. West Weighs Taurus Missiles and Seizing Russian Assets | July 22, 2026

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Secret Russia-Germany Meeting. West Weighs Taurus Missiles and Seizing Russian Assets

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Project Ukraine overview
00:01:24 Fake Ukraine euphoria starts to crack
00:03:29 Captured Ukrainian troops expose failed flag stunt
00:04:20 Massive Russian missile barrage hits Kiev
00:05:25 EU sanctions package hits Greek objections
00:06:45 Lindsey Graham sanctions bill stalls
00:09:31 Hardliners push for war with Russia by 2030
00:10:56 Drones now hitting Russian soft targets
00:11:19 Ukraine's catastrophic Patriot missile shortage
00:12:26 Odessa sea blockade escalates with missile strikes
00:13:26 Hardliners demand escalation as Ukraine falters
00:14:44 Taurus missiles and no fly zone debate
00:17:14 EU's 70 billion euro yearly commitment
00:19:52 Anchorage summit funding claims explained
00:22:01 Confiscating Russian assets as an escalation tool
00:24:26 Why Russia has shown restraint until now
00:27:30 Odessa blockade echoes 2022 grain deal fight
00:33:39 Putin's deterrence dilemma explained
00:39:33 Secret Baku talks between Russian and EU business figures
00:50:37 Final thoughts: the coming escalation spiral

The Duran | US-Iran Nightmare. Is a Ground Invasion Coming? | July 21, 2026

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US-Iran Nightmare. Is a Ground Invasion Coming?

Timeline:
00:00 Intro: US-Iran crisis escalates fast
00:57 China resumes oil imports, price shock risk
02:14 Why the US resumed this fight
03:51 Does the US actually have a plan
05:47 Real target: the Strait of Hormuz
07:02 US forces pushed back, losing the initiative
09:59 The search for a ground war proxy
12:04 The Vietnam parallel
16:31 A squandered diplomatic opening
19:08 200 dollar oil and the march to boots on the ground

The Duran | EU-CHINA-UKRAINE Drone Trade | July 20, 2026

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Timeline:
00:00:00 FT article: EU lets Ukraine buy Chinese drone parts
00:01:01 How Chinese components reach Ukraine through Malaysia and Europe
00:02:29 China's balancing act between Moscow and drone exports
00:04:08 EU sanctions China while importing Chinese tech itself
00:07:01 The myth of European drone manufacturing
00:09:49 Von der Leyen's EU Ukraine joint drone deal
00:11:37 Is this story designed to split China and Russia
00:13:26 Why China keeps supplying drone parts
00:18:07 Russia's real leverage over China
00:23:22 Power of Siberia 2 and what comes next