Pakistani officers in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh war room say they sit in the same room as CENTCOM and Israeli officers — and that target selection in the war on Yemen is done by CENTCOM and the Israelis. Host Zulfiqar Ali brings their account; Pepe Escobar, from Bangkok after midnight, brings Yemen's next targets and Iran's clock.
Sourcing note: The war-room and MBS reports are our host's own sourcing from Pakistani military personnel and cannot be independently verified. The "Mossad" and "17 people" remarks are Pepe Escobar's information; the host said on air he could not report it.
The Saudi spokesman's Eilat statement is as Escobar describes it; we have not located it. Public record: Riyadh airport was attacked on 6–8 October and operations resumed on 9 October; an Aramco facility south of Riyadh burned on 3 October; Turkey's foreign minister said on 8 October the Mecca pact is "not an offensive agreement"; Pakistan called the New York Times report of PAF strikes "fake and fabricated" on 8 October. An April report said Pakistan had deployed ~10,000 troops to the Yemen border; our host's sources deny it.
Timeline:
00:02:49 The next round: Aramco headquarters and King Khalid Airport, according to Pepe Escobar.
00:28:58 Pakistan's real role: 15 advisers, "not even a team" — per our host's sources.
00:35:39 Same room: what Pakistani personnel in the war room are reporting home.
The Houthis are advancing in Yemen and Saudi Arabia is facing its most dangerous crisis in a century. With Taiz reportedly encircled, MBS pleading for ground troops that Turkey, Pakistan and Syria will not send, and Trump still undecided on a new Iran operation, they argue the real Middle East flashpoint is no longer Iran or Hormuz but the stability of the Saudi kingdom itself. Can diplomacy with the US, Russia and China save MBS, or did his bet on Trump over BRICS cost him everything?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Iran, Yemen and reports of a new US operation
00:00:48 Hormuz tightens and the drift to confrontation
00:02:58 Yemen is the real crisis as Houthis advance
00:03:58 MBS needs boots on the ground
00:04:56 Taiz cauldron and the threat to Saudi stability
00:06:13 Would the US be forced to intervene
00:09:11 No diplomacy and an absent Rubio
00:10:47 How MBS failed to hedge
00:14:26 Can a deal with the Houthis save Saudi Arabia
00:15:53 Economic pressure on Iran and US bond yields
Jaime Maussan on the Kumburgaz case in Turkey, and Yalcin Yalman's 2007–2009 footage of craft and occupants over the Sea of Marmara.
On Interestelar, Maussan pays tribute to Yalman and reviews the case. The channel says optical close-ups showed structures with volume, open hatches, and the silhouette of occupants aboard the craft.
The episode revisits field work in Turkey with Haktan Akdogan, Antonio Urzi, and Dr. Roger Leir. The show says that analysis challenged science and confirmed the filmed objects were authentic.
Description:
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
The war in Yemen is entering a new phase. With Saudi Arabia facing renewed Houthi attacks and the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, could Pakistan and Turkey become directly involved in the Yemen conflict?
In this interview, Mohammad Marandi examines the strategic meaning of the Mecca defence pact, the interests of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, the complex relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the wider regional implications of the conflict.
We also discuss whether regional powers are being drawn into a broader confrontation, the role of mediators in Iran-US relations, and where the US-Iran conflict could go from here.
Timeline:
0:00 Geopolitical tensions and regional alliances
0:32 The Yemen conflict and regional stakes
5:13 Popular sentiment in Pakistan and Turkey
11:30 The future of Iran-Pakistan relations
16:25 The Iran-Saudi Arabia dynamic
23:50 US-Iran relations: strategy or stagnation?
32:19 Nuclear threats and global security
Description:
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
Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern on The World This Week. Tensions soar between Tel Aviv and Ankara over their designs on Syria; would Trump really nuke Iran? Gaza and Ukraine updates and the Pentagon punishes Stars & Stripes by firing its editor and publisher.
Bio:
Cassie Coppersmith is an independent researcher and explorer dedicated to uncovering the hidden truths of ancient civilizations and archaeological mysteries. With a passion for forgotten histories, advanced ancient technologies, and unexplained anomalies, she dives deep into global megalithic sites, lost civilizations, and alternative archaeological theories that challenge mainstream narratives.
Through meticulous research and on-the-ground investigation, Cassie brings forward compelling evidence and thought-provoking perspectives to help viewers question what we think we know about human history.
Timeline:
00:00:00 - Joe meets the guest and introduces the puzzling Chinese jade artifacts
00:02:21 - Dating Liangzhu jade and testing the official tool explanations
00:05:53 - Why the cong tube’s geometry suggests a more advanced manufacturing story
00:09:08 - Rulers claiming older monuments and the problem with inscription-based dating
00:13:52 - Kailasa Temple and Indian pillars that challenge a simple hand-tool timeline
00:17:46 - Measuring pillar precision and wondering what the lathe marks encode
00:20:21 - Rotating pillars, crude later stonework, and the limits of official temple dates
00:23:05 - Pre-flood timelines, global megalithic similarities, and possible ancient networks
00:30:41 - Göbekli Tepe, Sphinx erosion, and why other sites are not being redated
00:33:55 - South American stonework and elongated skulls that reopen human-history questions
00:40:05 - Trepanation, missing skull sutures, and the strangest elongated skull evidence
00:48:37 - Museum displays, hidden skulls, and the underground market for ancient artifacts
00:50:39 - Giant myths, fossil scarcity, and why old biological evidence rarely survives
00:56:03 - Angkor Wat’s weathered pyramids and the case for a much older Cambodia
00:59:10 - LiDAR reveals hidden Angkor geometry, mound fields, and enormous reservoirs
01:02:51 - Kailasa stone-removal math and the problem of explaining ancient excavation
01:04:40 - How direct travel through Cambodia exposed gaps in the official story
01:09:42 - Engineered landscapes, hidden mounds, and reservoirs far beyond Angkor Wat
01:16:40 - The thousand-ton Bahubali statue and the mystery of machining giant granite
01:20:09 - Clunky inscriptions, royal legitimacy, and kings claiming older sacred monuments
01:23:33 - Symmetry, neck lines, and whether Bahubali was moved or carved in place
01:26:43 - Living temples, pilgrimage rituals, and the healing presence of sacred sites
01:27:32 - Jain cycles, vimanas, and ancient myths of lost high civilization
01:29:10 - Giant Shiva lingams, water, and the possibility of ancient energy devices
01:32:12 - Alternative technology paths and why modern society resists golden-age narratives
01:35:33 - Pyramid scans, a possible second Sphinx, and buried evidence under Giza
01:42:10 - Ancient texts, scanning breakthroughs, and discoveries that could rewrite history
01:43:36 - Sacred sites as Earth acupuncture points and meditation’s different effects there
01:45:10 - A four-day wilderness quest after corporate life and the return to silence
01:48:00 - Ancient ritual, constellations, and solstice alignments encoded in stone
01:53:14 - Long-lived giants, the Book of Enoch, and myths shared across cultures
02:00:15 - Two-hundred-year lifespans, meaningful work, and the future of retirement
02:01:23 - Marriage, loneliness, and why human connection matters for survival
02:03:03 - Spirituality, tribe, and the modern search for community beyond phones
02:05:14 - Psychedelics, Eleusis, and recovering ancient forms of spiritual ceremony
02:07:13 - Easter Island, Peru, and the powerful feeling of ancient landscapes
02:08:25 - Why ancient monuments may exist to force questions about consciousness
02:10:24 - Deep time, lost civilizations, and what survives repeated human cataclysms
02:12:22 - Human resilience, fragile timelines, and the need to reevaluate old conclusions
02:18:01 - Dragons, serpents, and what ancient cultures may have been describing
02:22:19 - Dinosaur reconstructions, fossil assumptions, and the price of touching history
02:25:18 - Ancient spear points and the personal power of holding stone-age tools
02:27:28 - North American earthworks, White Sands footprints, and civilizations under ice
02:31:17 - Geometry, myths, and stones as messages meant to survive catastrophe
02:32:35 - Global patterns, AI scanning, and the next shift in ancient-history research
Description:
Sources on Transition Protocol claim that Iran and Oman have already moved toward controlling the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most important oil chokepoint — with Pakistan and China allegedly backing a broader post-U.S. Gulf security architecture.
In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar examine whether the U.S.–Iran MOU is really dead, whether Trump is being pushed back to the table, and why the next phase may depend on frozen Iranian funds, Khamenei’s funeral timeline, and the Saudi–Pakistan defense track.
This is a source-driven geopolitical breakdown. Public reporting has already confirmed major pieces of the wider context: the U.S.–Iran MOU, Pakistan/Qatar mediation, Hormuz reopening discussions, Oman–Iran sovereignty talks, UAE/Qatar frozen-funds movement, and debate inside Team Trump. The strongest claims are clearly framed as developing or source-based where independent confirmation is not yet available.
Timeline: 00:00 Hormuz Takeover? The Source Claim 01:11 Iran and Oman’s Alleged Strait Decision 02:43 Pakistan and China Enter the Hormuz Story 03:55 What Is Decided vs. What Is Still Being Negotiated 05:53 Pakistan’s Saudi Deployment and Gulf Defense Shift 07:14 Yemen, Ansar Allah, UAE and Israel: The Roadblock Question 09:48 Is the U.S.–Iran MOU Secretly Alive?
10:41 Vance vs Rubio Inside Team Trump
12:36 Follow the Money: Qatar, UAE and Iran’s Frozen Funds
14:52 “100% Implemented”: The Strongest MOU Claim
15:51 Khamenei Funeral Timing and Iran’s Delay
17:31 Saudi, Iran, Qatar and a New Defense Order
19:32 Turkey, Azerbaijan and Central Asia in the Wider Alignment
20:40 Could the U.S. Be Forced Out of the Gulf?
Video presented here captures a genuine unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) hovering over the Sea of Marmara, recorded from Kumburgaz, Turkey. The sighting is supported by a substantial backstory, credible sources, and multiple witnesses. In contrast to typical YouTube videos, this is not merely a random clip; it possesses provenance, thorough analysis, extensive research, and has undergone 16 years of examination without resolution. It continues to be an unsolved case.
Several local residents describe observing disc and oval shaped aerial objects with a metallic appearance that maneuvered silently while sometimes accompanied by strange red and orange lights. Some of the witnesses lived in the nearby housing complex while others were curious onlookers and fishermen. In 2009, after a UFO conference held near Istanbul, Roger Leir and 7 to 8 other people became witnesses themselves and observed a strange disc shaped object hovering in the sky under a bright moon. Roger Leir personally witnessed Yalcin taking video of the anomalous object in the sky and was interviewed multiple times before he passed away.
Numerous analyses have been performed, including evaluations by a team of scientists from the Turkish government.
The initial release of the videos was made to the SIRIUS UFO group, under the leadership of researcher Haktan Akdoğan, which subsequently attracted significant international media coverage. Various organizations, including Turkey's National Council for the Study of Science and Technology, scrutinized the footage. None of these investigations uncovered any evidence of fabrication or manipulation, resulting in the classification of the phenomena as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).
Despite thorough investigations, the Kumburgaz sightings remain unresolved, continuing to captivate both scholars and the general public.
