Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State.
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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Dialogue Works discusses: IRAN WARNS MEDIATORS: ATTACK ENERGY SITES, REGION GOES DARK - w/ Col. Jacques Baud.
Source: Cyrus Janssen youtube
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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
Source: Carl Zha youtube
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In this episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha speaks with Dr. Warwick Powell about Trump's renewed campaign of maximum economic pressure against Iran, the threat of secondary sanctions against countries doing business with Tehran, and why China may be the critical factor that determines whether the strategy succeeds or fails.
Powell argues that decades of sanctions and the latest military campaign have failed to achieve Washington's stated objectives. Now, with the US facing economic and political pressures at home, the Trump administration may be trying to create the appearance of action while avoiding an escalation that could produce even greater economic pain.
The discussion goes far beyond sanctions.
China's growing economic relationship with Iran, Russia's position, the Strait of Hormuz, and the emergence of new regional partnerships may be pointing toward something much larger: the beginnings of a post-US Persian Gulf security and economic architecture.
The conversation examines whether Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran could become part of a new regional configuration — and what role China and Russia could play as economic and strategic backstops.
The episode also explores the deeper problem facing Washington: what happens when a declining hegemon tries to prevent the emergence of a new international order?
And with a potential Xi Jinping–Trump summit approaching and the US midterm elections looming, Powell explains why escalating rhetoric against China may be driven as much by American domestic politics as by foreign policy.
Topics Covered
Trump's new “economic D-Day” against Iran
Why decades of sanctions have failed to force regime change
The limits of US secondary sanctions
Why China is central to Iran's economy
China's response to US sanctions
Russia's potential role
The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz
The changing Persian Gulf security architecture
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran
China's rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia
China's expanding role across Eurasia
The emergence of a possible post-US regional order
Why Washington may be accelerating the changes it wants to stop
American exceptionalism and the struggle to accept a multipolar world
The US military-industrial complex
Trump, Xi and the next phase of US-China relations
US sanctions and tariffs ahead of the midterm elections
America's increasingly fragile economic picture
The AI investment boom and the US economy
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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Dialogue Works discusses: Larry Johnson: Israel Bombs Turkish Military Buildup, Iran Hits UAE.
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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Dialogue Works discusses: Col. Jacques Baud: The Oval Office’s Final Move That Has Israel on Edge.
Source: Dialogue Works youtube
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John Helmer on a Ukrainian drone strike on a Turkish ship bound for Russia, three wounded, and the intensifying Odessa blockade.
