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Richard Medhurst   UN Journalist Richard Medhurst 🇺🇳 reveals how the Iran War is just one chapter in a US plan to monopolize energy and dismantle the Silk Road. Witness the transition of an empire into a Pirate State that feeds on the cannibalization of its own allies. Medhurst connects the dots from Venezuela, to Iran, to China, to Greenland -- and all roads lead to Washington.  

Forget the Missiles. Iran Just Fired the Shot That Could Actually Break the West   European Business Magazine Part 5 - Washington’s Dilemma The United States faces a set of choices, none of them comfortable. Forcing the Strait open militarily would require sustained naval operations against an adversary with mines, shore-based missiles, submarines and drone swarms in confined waters. The Congressional Research Service noted that while the US military has the capacity to counter Iran’s forces and restore shipping flows, such an effort would likely take days, weeks, or perhaps months depending on the form Iran’s resistance takes. Every week of delay is a week in which energy-importing nations confront the practical reality of the yuan alternative. India, which received Iranian assurances of safe passage directly from Tehran’s ambassador, is already navigating that calculus. So are Turkey and the Gulf states now diverting oil through the East-West pipelines to Yanbu and Fujairah — pip...

Glenn Diesen   Prof. John Mearsheimer argues that Iran's victory over the U.S. will transform the international system. The U.S. alliance system is in decline, NATO is done, and Project Ukraine will also be impacted. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982.  

Breaking Points   Krystal and Saagar are joined by Yanis Varoufakis on China's role in the Iran war.  

Lee Camp - Unredacted Tonight   What are the real strategic goals behind escalating tensions with Iran—and are they actually working? In this episode of Unredacted Tonight , Lee Camp breaks down the broader geopolitical, economic, and environmental implications of recent U.S. and allied actions in the region.  From the future of the global reserve currency and energy markets to shifting international alliances and domestic political responses, this episode examines how major decisions ripple across the world stage. It also takes a closer look at bipartisan political messaging in the U.S., media narratives, and ongoing debates around democracy, foreign policy, and human rights. Plus, a sharp look at recent policy developments involving Israel and the broader Middle East, including legal changes, military strategy, and global reactions.

Owen Jones    

Secular Talk    

In a statement addressed to the "noble, great, and heroic nation of Iran," the Supreme National Security Council said the enemy had suffered an undeniable defeat and now saw "no way forward but to submit to the will of the great nation of Iran and the honorable Axis of Resistance." The announcement comes on Day 40 of the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, which began with the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and top-ranking commanders on February 28. According to the statement, the United States has agreed to a 10-point proposal that fundamentally commits Washington to: - No new aggression against Iran - Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz - Acceptance of enrichment - Removal of all primary sanctions - Removal of all secondary sanctions - Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions - Termination of all Board of Governors resolutions - Payment of compensation to Iran - Withdrawal of US combat fo...

The Jimmy Dore Show   Jimmy Dore deconstructs Donald Trump's absurd press conference Monday where the President tried to spin the loss of a U.S. fighter jet (shot down over Iran) as a victory, with Trump at one point bizarrely acting as if his team had just discovered the expression “like finding a needle in a haystack." Dore also highlights the clownish spectacle of CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth engaging in an "ass-kissing fest," praising Trump's "political courage" to send others to war while he received deferments. He notes that Trump simultaneously threatens to "take Iran back to the Stone Ages" while claiming negotiations are ongoing—a contradiction that exposes the administration's complete lack of coherent strategy. Dore concludes that the entire press conference was an attempt to pretend a failed mission (likely an attempt to seize Iranian nuclear material, not a pilot rescue) was a triumph, with Tr...

India & Global Left   Ben Norton on the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran — the geopolitical stakes could not be higher.