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Alastair Crooke discusses Iran's announcement of a new offensive that includes targeting US soil, the deployment of the USS George Washington to the Middle East and Israel's shock about Iran's rapid recovery amid talks of renewed CENTCOM & IDF strikes.
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Alastair Crooke discusses renewed US bombing of Iran, Iran retaliating by destroying three fighter jets in Jordan, and Trump's panic as the US runs out of military options.
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Alastair Crooke discusses Yemen's Red Sea Siege. Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of the Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief.
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Alastair Crooke discusses the defeat of the US and Israel, and NATO's attack on Moscow. Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of the Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief.
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer, and the founder and director of Conflicts Forum (conflictsforum.substack.com), which promotes engagement between political Islam and the West.
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Alastair Crooke discusses how the Iran War is transforming geopolitics of the world. Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of the Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief.
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke outlines Iran's retaliation strategy, which entails conditional access to the Strait of Hormuz.
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Former UK Diplomat and Middle East expert Alastair Crooke joins to discuss Iran's massive retaliation for the decapitation strike that took out Ali Larijani head of the National Security Council, and a full break down of the Iran war.
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Iran’s naval strategy is based on asymmetric warfare, not a traditional Western-style navy. Instead of large warships, Iran relies on coastal missiles, submersible drones, fast attack boats, and 25–35 mini-submarines capable of launching anti-ship missiles. These systems make the Strait of Hormuz difficult to defend and allow Iran to threaten oil tankers and military vessels. Even occasional successful attacks could frighten commercial shipping and effectively shut the strait.
Because the strait is only about 21 km wide near Iran, Iranian artillery, missiles, and naval drones could control the passage. Protecting tankers would require large convoy operations and possibly ground forces securing vast coastal territory, something analysts say would be extremely difficult.
The discussion argues that Iran’s strategy focuses on long-term disruption and logistics, while the U.S. and its allies expected a short war. Rising oil prices show the economic pressure building. Iran may also expand the conflict through allies such as the Houthis, potentially threatening alternative oil routes in the Red Sea.
Overall, the argument is that Iran planned for a prolonged asymmetric conflict, aiming to strain Western logistics, global energy markets, and political pressure rather than win through conventional military battles.
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer, and the founder and director of Conflicts Forum (https://conflictsforum.substack.com), which promotes engagement between political Islam and the West.
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of "Conflicts Forum" based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke explains the origin of the insurrection and how it was defeated, and how Iran's deterrence of the US has placed Trump in a difficult position as he cannot afford war or walking away.
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Iran just taught the declining US empire a huge lesson in the modern era of war as its retaliation dominance sends shockwaves across the bow of Israel and the region. Former UK diplomat Alastair Crooke joins the show to break down why Trump is now turning his attention toward Russia and Europe in a bid to take over Greenland and why another round of war with Iran could be imminent.
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of "Conflicts Forum" based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke argues that Europe has bet everything on the proxy war against Russia. Europe has sacrificed its legitimacy, economy, security and relations with Russia, China and the US. Europe has already entered a pre-revolutionary moment.
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Putin is furious as Europe has plunged head first with Zelensky to prevent any negotiated peace as Russian victory nears. Former British diplomat and founder of Conflicts Forum Alastair Crooke joins to breakdown the fallout of Zelensky & EU sabotage of Trump's "peace" deal and what this theater of diplomacy means for the collective West's war to strategically defeat Russia and multipolarity.
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of "Conflicts Forum" based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke argues that Western politics are broken and there are no indications that the underlying issues are being addressed. Meanwhile, China and Russia are now bowing to the West's coercion as China is winning the economic war and Russia is defeating NATO in Ukraine.
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke argues that the strategy of peace through subjugation has set the US and Israel on the path to another war with Iran.
