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Danny Haiphong   Prof. Mohammad Marandi joins the show to react to Iran's vow to strike a devastating blow to the heart of Tel Aviv and US Navy as imminent US war approaches. Trump has moved military assets to the region and now Iran has responded by moving its missiles and drones in strike position. Watch until the end for an in-depth analysis of a war that's already begun, and is about to change everything with one fatal move by the US empire.

“Some scholars and scientists estimate the real death toll in Gaza at 680,000.” “If confirmed, 380,000 of them are infants under five.” —Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur pic.twitter.com/M7e3bbHNKY https://t.co/6M5hMECw62 — sarah (@sahouraxo) January 29, 2026

As waves of deadly demonstrations and counter-demonstrations hit Iran, MintPress examines the CIA-backed NGOs helping to stir the outrage and foment more violence. One of these groups is Human Rights Activists In Iran, frequently referred to as HRA or HRAI in the media. The group, and its media arm, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) have become the go-to group of experts for Western media, and are the source of many of the most inflammatory claims and shockingly high casualty figures reported in the press. In the past week alone, their assertions have provided much of the basis for stories in CNN, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC News, Sky News, and The New York Post, among others. And in a passionate plea for leftists to support the protests, Owen Jones wrote in The Guardian Tuesday that HRAI are a “respected” group whose death toll proclamations are “probably significant underestimates.” Yet what none of these reports mention is that Human Rights Activists In Iran is ba...

The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel  Trump’s Board of Peace serves as a multidimensional attempt to maintain international dominance in the face of China’s rise — but is there anything "new" about Trump's colonialism?

corbettreport   The gaping maw of the AI data centre beast is threatening to devour all energy and water on the planet. Awakened to this threat, people are organizing. This is the story of the fight against the data centres.

Janta Ka Reporter   In a huge setback to the anti-Iran campaign in the West, the website of the prestigious Time magazine has deleted a story that claimed 30,000 people had died in the recent government crackdown in the Islamic Republic. Rifat Jawaid questions the dubious role played by the UNHRC and the sustained campaign against Iran to justify future US military strikes. 

Katie Halper   Katie talks to Dr Mohammad Marandi about the way Western media vilifies Iran and manufactures consent especially with regard to the latest wave of protests.

The Grayzone   The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on the hypocrisy EU and Canadian leaders put on display at the latest gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, as they attempted to push back on Trump's bid to steal Greenland from Denmark. 

globinfo freexchange All these crises of the last two decades revealed more and more clearly this merciless war among the capitalists. As these have the real power with the big money and the big media, this war not only overshadows every effort for a real alternative against the capitalist system. It even brutally crushes every attempt for a democratic revival. The rampageous bulls of capitalism are fighting each other in an arena in which democracy has now turned into dust under their violent clatters. And under these circumstances, the capitalists won't hesitate to throw in the arena the expendable US working class. To fight on their behalf in an equally merciless civil war ...  

Katie Halper   Katie talks to Palestinian-American lawyer Jenin Younes about the attacks on free Speech criticizing Israel and the persecution of Mahmoud Khalil.   Younes is a palestinian-American attorney, and the national legal director of the ADC, The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. She’s also the co-host of the podcast Previously Prohibited. She describes herself as cancelled by the left for her Covid views & cancelled by the right for Palestine views. 

Danny Haiphong   Prof. Jiang Xueqin argues that historical patterns and game theory can accurately predict events in the future. Prof. Jiang outlines his predictions for the US Iran War in 2026, U.S. empire collapse and the Trump era. Prof. Jiang is the host of the popular educational channel Predictive History.

DiEM25 In this wide-ranging conversation on Democracy Now! , Yanis Varoufakis cuts through the noise surrounding Donald Trump’s latest headlines — the so-called “Board of Peace,” threats against Greenland, talk of Gaza as real estate, and explains what’s really going on. This isn’t chaos or impulsiveness, it’s a plan. A plan to replace international law and democratic institutions with something much older and far more dangerous: corporate power backed by political force. What we’re witnessing is the construction of a new kind of empire, where private charters matter more than the United Nations and where peace is reduced to a business deal. Yanis Varoufakis draws a stark line back to the East India Company, warning that the world is drifting toward a form of rule we thought had been left behind with colonialism. And, crucially, he explains why this project is succeeding: because Europe is helping it along — through silence, submission, and years of undermining the very international r...

The Jimmy Dore Show   Recent reports suggest that China has rapidly increased military support to Iran, with multiple Chinese cargo planes landing in Iran, while Iran has been testing long-range missiles — all of which raising fears of escalation in the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel. Jimmy Dore criticizes Donald Trump for signaling support of an Israeli strike on Iran over missile development, arguing this continues a pattern of U.S. military action aligned with Israeli security priorities. Guest Thomas Massie suggests prior strikes were aimed at degrading Iran’s conventional missile capacity rather than stopping nuclear weapons, and argues missile defense would be cheaper than perpetual foreign interventions. The discussion broadens into frustration with U.S. foreign policy, the political cost of dissent on Israel, and disappointment that Trump abandoned his earlier “no more wars” rhetoric while proving that border enforcement was largely a policy choice, not ...

Zeteo   ‘The Philosopher in the Valley’ is the latest book from journalist and author Michael Steinberger, and it explores Palantir and its equally controversial and perplexing CEO, Alex Karp. Steinberger had unprecedented access to the people behind what he describes as “the most interesting company in the world” that is making warfare “in vogue in tech circles.” Today, Palantir’s surveillance and data software is used by intelligence agencies, militaries, and corporations, which leads it to be used in areas from finance to immigration and counterterrorism.   Karp’s U-turn from the democrats towards MAGA is cause for concern not only for people in the US, but across the globe. 

Glenn Greenwald   One of the west's most pro-establishment loyalists admits that a central prong of western propaganda -- that the US and EU adhere to a "rules-based international order" -- is and long has been a complete fraud and fiction. 

Owen Jones    

"Μικρά και ασήμαντα" από τον Πίκο Απίκο Ο βασικός λόγος που δεν έγινε η επίθεση στο Ιράν, είναι το γεγονός ότι πρόσφατα, το Ιράν αποχώρησε από το δορυφορικό σύστημα GPS που είναι Αμερικανικό και εντάχθηκε στο Κινεζικό BeiDou. Που σημαίνει ότι οι Αμερικανοί δεν έχουν τη δυνατότητα να σαμποτάρουν τους Ιρανικούς πυραύλους.  Έτσι εξηγείται και το μεγάλο ποσοστό ευστοχίας των Ιρανικών πυραύλων στην τελευταία σύγκρουση με το Ισραήλ, μέσα στο Ισραηλινό έδαφος. Αλλά και το γεγονός ότι πριν λίγες μέρες, οι ίδιοι οι Ισραηλινοί ζήτησαν τη διαμεσολάβηση της Ρωσίας, προκειμένου να αποκλιμακωθεί η ένταση με το Ιράν, αφού Ισραηλινές εφημερίδες και αξιωματούχοι είχαν παραδεχθεί ανοιχτά την παρουσία πρακτόρων της Μοσάντ σε Ιρανικό έδαφος και τον κομβικό τους ρόλο στις πρόσφατες εξεγέρσεις. Οι Αμερικανοί επομένως γνωρίζουν ότι αυτή τη στιγμή οι Ιρανοί έχουν τη δυνατότητα να χτυπήσουν Αμερικανικές βάσεις (όπως απείλησαν ότι θα κάνουν αν ο Τραμπ κάνει πράξη τις απειλές του), χωρίς να μπορούν να ...

Double Down News  Former UNRWA Chief spokesman Chris Gunness Powerful Speech to the UN.

Cyrus Janssen   Canada has chosen to pivot to China and most of the United States is shocked by this decision. By why did Canada chose China? What does the new Canada China trade deal mean for the future of geopolitics? 

Double Down News   Everything you've been told about Trump is a lie,

The Jimmy Dore Show   Contrary to the dominant narrative, Israel poses a greater nuclear and regional threat than Iran, seeing as how Israel has a vast undeclared nuclear arsenal, does not allow international inspections, and in the past has engaged in nuclear brinkmanship. Jimmy Dore and The Grayzone ’s Max Blumenthal discuss historical doctrines like the “Samson Option” and the Hannibal Directive, framing them as evidence of extreme security policies that risk catastrophic escalation. The two contend that U.S. support for Israel is the primary driver behind potential U.S. war with Iran and call instead for ending military aid, imposing sanctions, and pushing for negotiations and equal rights. The segment blends historical references with sharp criticism of Israeli leadership and U.S. foreign policy, warning of global consequences if escalation continues. 

Owen Jones 

globinfo freexchange   Recent statements by the Iranian leadership concerning the ability of Iran to hit US military bases, should not be taken lightly. It is not just the missile capability and - in some cases - even superiority of Iran in the broader region. That alone, would not be enough for Washington to take Tehran's threats seriously.    It has to do also with a strategic move by Iran in the geopolitical battlefield that changes the balance decisively in the war field too. As Pakistan Today reported back in July 2025:   In two recent wars that nearly tipped the world into a full-scale global conflict— one between Pakistan and India, and the other between Iran and Israel— a new determinant of military dominance emerged. In both cases, countries under pressure, Pakistan and Iran, not only stood their ground but struck deep into enemy territory with astonishing precision and devastating impact.  ... in a 12-day war with Israel, Iran destroyed numerous h...

Danny Haiphong   The truth is coming out on Trump's decision to hold off on US strikes against Iran, and it's devastating for the empire's declining global dominance says geopolitical analyst Ben Norton. In this video, Haiphong and  Norton break down why Trump's war has failed, the risk for another escalation, and the untold secret behind Iran's missile and military power that has Washington in shock. 

“Israel is writing one of the darkest pages in the history of genocides, with ‘Made in the West’ ink.” —UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese pic.twitter.com/RmVoLzET3t — Nadira Ali🇵🇸 (@Nadira_ali12) January 17, 2026

Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris  Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran about the rioting in Iran, the likelihood of another U.S. attack on the country, and the newly appointed members of Trump's so-called "Board of Peace".

Li Jingjing 李菁菁   Track records of Western interventions tell us we need to be skeptical and cautious whenever some Western politicians and pundits claim they want to liberate people in another country and bring them democracy. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at the University of Tehran in Iran. In this episode, he told Li Jingjing what happened during the protests in Iran and how Western sanctions hurt the lives of ordinary Iranians.

Geopolitical Economy Report   The US government is openly backing the protests in Iran. An Israeli media outlet admitted foreign powers are arming Iranian rioters with weapons to try to overthrow the government. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical context and why the USA has sought regime change ever since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.   

The Jimmy Dore Show    As protests in Iran have heated up, western media has actively exaggerated and selectively framed the violence by using casualty figures from U.S.- and Israel-funded NGOs — all in order to build public support for another regime-change war. Former CIA officer John Kiriakou and guest Scott Ritter claim protests were infiltrated by foreign intelligence networks and that Israel and the U.S. are using “human rights” narratives similarly to the way they were used in Iraq and Syria.   Dore and Ritter contend that Iran’s government responded to armed unrest rather than peaceful protest, while mainstream outlets ignore attacks on police and public infrastructure. They warn that propaganda, sanctions, and media coordination are laying the groundwork for a wider U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran. 

Breaking Points   Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the rampant propaganda on Iran protests.   

Danny Haiphong   Iran is ready for war, and its hypersonic ballistic missile system could destroy Israel & US military presence forever says Scott Ritter who joined the show to break down the consequences of Trump's march to war with Iran. The former UN Weapons Inspector does a deep dive into Iran's readiness and why it should terrify Trump & Israel together. 

Middle East Eye   David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye , explains why, by standing up to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh is reshaping the Middle East. Abu Dhabi’s policy of strengthening the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen to the point where it could declare itself an independent state that recognised Israel was close to becoming a reality. All the STC needed was to take control of two sparsely populated but geographically vast provinces in the east of the country: al-Mahra and Hadhramaut, which together account for nearly half of Yemen’s territory. Hadhramaut shares a border with Saudi Arabia, and the appearance of the STC in the provincial capital, Mukalla, marked the wake-up call Riyadh needed. 

globinfo freexchange   There’s a lot of interest in terms of agitating for instability in Iran from people who are pretending to care about the Iranian people, but who actually couldn’t care less about the Iranian people.   Lots of Western commentators who are posturing about being concerned about human rights in Iran are people in think tanks funded by other dictatorships and repressive tyrants in the same region. Anybody in their right mind who ever takes seriously pronouncements from official Washington that they’re motivated by anger over repression or a defense of the political rights of people in other countries is incredibly naive at best, to put that generously. Human rights is not actually something the U.S. government believes in. It is a cudgel that it uses to undermine and bash countries that don’t serve its interests. They use denunciations of human rights abuses to undermine and weaken governments that are contrary to their agenda, like in Iran, while at the sa...

globinfo freexchange   A possible annexation of Greenland by the US under Trump regime, will essentially mark the dissolution of NATO alliance. Assuming that the creepy orange clown is not particularly interested to secure the unity of NATO, such a development will not stop him to do the unthinkable.    The weak and far below average European leaders can't do anything to stop him, so it seems that Denmark will have to simply accept its fate and lose Greenland forever. There is, however, a strong card that Denmark could play to prevent the loss of its arctic colony: Russia. We can easily assume that the Danish leadership already sends signals to the US imperialists, that the annexation of Greenland will lead to implications far beyond the dissolution of NATO. The Danish could push things to the edge as a kind of retaliation, by inviting the Russians to build a military base on Danish soil, and therefore, right at the heart of Europe and next to the German borders. Such a s...

Geopolitical Economy Report  Donald Trump claims he will "run" Venezuela, after he bombed it and abducted President Nicolás Maduro. However, his plan makes no sense -- and will likely blow back on the USA. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez is still independent, and not cutting off China. US sanctions devastated Venezuela's oil infrastructure, and its heavy crude is expensive to produce -- and not profitable, amid a global supply glut. Ben Norton explains.

Danny Haiphong   Donald Trump has ordered an emergency meeting with his cabinet as he weighs striking Iran amid increasingly deadly protests which threaten to destabilize the government. Geopolitical analyst Elina Xenophonotos breaks down the revelations of deep Israeli involvement in the so-called protest movement and whether Iran is prepared for round 2 of war fast approaching. 

Cyrus Janssen   Trump has launched a military operation in Venezuela and is trying to take over the country's oil reserves. Trump thinks this will benefit the United States in the long term but in reality Trump is destroying the United States reputation on the world stage. China will be seen as the more reliable, trusted, and rules abiding world power. 

Katie Halper   Chris Gilbert from Caracas and Bolivia-based reporter Ollie Vargas tell us what they are seeing on the ground Venezuela. 

Geopolitical Economy Report   To justify bombing Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump falsely accused him of leading the so-called "Cartel de los Soles". But the US Department of Justice was forced to admit that this "Suns Cartel" doesn't exist. The USA lied -- while the CIA actually has trafficked drugs in Latin America. Ben Norton reports.

Sabby Sabs  

BreakThrough News   Rania Khalek is joined by journalist and political economist Ben Norton, editor of the ‪@GeopoliticalEconomyReport‬  to explain Trump’s threat to colonize Greenland. 

Secular Talk    

Owen Jones    

By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone. by Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed Part 3 - Who’s behind Nobel insider gambling scheme? Even before she had officially received the award, Machado’s entourage drew accusations of corruption and illegal enrichment after a handful of insiders seemingly used advanced knowledge of her imminent win to rake in close to $100,000 on the Polymarket betting site.  The odds of Machado winning surged from 3.75% to 72.8% just hours before the Nobel Committee officially informed Machado of her victory. One unusually prescient bettor won $65,000 gambling on the Venezuelan opposition figure. “It seems we have been prey to a criminal actor who wants to earn money on our information,” said Kristian Be...

Breaking Points   Krystal Ball and  Saagar Enjeti  discuss AI videos on Venezuela flooding social media.  

Katie Halper   Andreína Chávez discusses what just happened in Venezuela, why it happened and what comes next. 

The Grayzone   Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil discuss the US regime change war on Venezuela, the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro, and Trump's claim to have taken over the country.

CGTN   Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced on social media that American forces had carried out military actions against Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were forcibly taken to New York City to face US charges including narco-trafficking. Speaking with CGTN's Tian Wei, Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs warned that such actions reflect a broader pattern of militarized US foreign policy. By sidelining international law and disregarding the UN Charter, Washington is undermining the very framework meant to safeguard global peace and prevent another era of devastating wars. 

🇧🇴🇺🇸 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales: Trump is the Hitler of the new world. Trump invades, kills, and plunders countries without restraint, by the force of arms, driven by his ambition for natural resources, his hatred, and his distortion of the image of peoples and… pic.twitter.com/czm6QovENX — Global Insight Journal (@GlobalIJournal) January 3, 2026

JUST IN: 🇻🇪🇺🇸 Venezuelan military demands the United States immediately release Nicolás Maduro. pic.twitter.com/qN013ARPLZ — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) January 4, 2026 #BREAKING | 🇻🇪 🇺🇸 — Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López: The National Bolivarian Armed Forces demands the fast release of the constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela... President Maduro and the First Lady of the Republic, Dr. Cilia Flores. pic.twitter.com/dakDrIJsgn — The Global Eye (@TGEThGlobalEye) January 4, 2026

globinfo freexchange   Abandoning all pretexts, the orange clown of terror kidnapped the legitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. The US imperialist mafia now invades sovereign nations, kidnaps legitimate presidents, using ridiculously baseless excuses. Of course, not even a 10-year old child seriously believes that Maduro will be treated fairly in a fair trial by any US court. The fascist Trump regime already betrayed MAGA base, as one of Trump's key promises for a zero-intervention policy, has been blatantly violated. It is clear that Trump doesn't care at all for the will of the vast majority of the American people who is tired from this ruthless imperialist policy. He knows this is his last term, unless he dares to do the unthinkable: expand his dictatorship, contrary to the US constitution. According to a scenario among plenty, Trump has made an unofficial bargain with Putin to secure their spheres of influence. Yet, in such a case, we don't know what is the...

At least 7 explosions have been heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, followed by a low-flying aircraft, according to The Associated Press. The southern area of ‌the ‌capital city, located ⁠near a major military ‌base, was reportedly without electricity. Venezuela’s government accuses the US of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states; no word from the US. Venezuela says ‘colonial war’ threatens international peace. Here’s more from the government of Venezuela on the current attacks: Such aggression threatens international peace and stability, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, and places the lives of millions of people at grave risk. The attempt to impose a colonial war to destroy the republican form of government and force a “regime change,” in alliance with the “fascist oligarchy”, will fail like all previous attempts. Since 1811, Venezuela has confronted and defeated empires. Today, the Venezuelan people rise up once again to defend their inde...

Geopolitical Economy Report   De-dollarization is growing around the world. Central banks are buying tons of gold, which overtook US Treasury securities in reserves in 2025. Even private investors are diversifying out of dollar assets, as risk rises. Ben Norton explains how Washington's sanctions, Trump's tariffs, and the weaponization of US-dominated international financial institutions have backfired.  

Former US ambassador to Venezuela James “Jimmy” Story has gone from de facto manager of the putschist, Washington-backed opposition in Venezuela to one of the most prominent voices promoting the Trump-Rubio regime change policy inside legacy media. On December 7, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria featured his calls for toppling Venezuela’s government during a panel with convicted Iran-Contra felon Elliot Abrams, while the New York Times provided Story with space to argue that “Washington should approach dismantling the Maduro regime as we would any criminal enterprise.” Story’s appearance on Piers Morgan did not work out quite as well because Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal was present to dismantle his neocolonial propaganda. While he pushes a US war on Venezuela in the media, Story is also monetizing his coup-plotting experience by soliciting clients for a series of consulting firms, where he works alongside top former CIA officials who orchestrated destabilization operations inside Venezuela. ...

By awarding its peace prize to Trump’s favorite Venezuelan opposition figure, pro-war coup plotter Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee contravened the principles enshrined in its founding documents, as well as Swedish law, Julian Assange alleged in an explosive brief reviewed by The Grayzone. by Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed Part 2 - Norwegian Nobel judges tied to influential Venezuelan regime change lobbyist The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a figure as clearly unqualified as Machado – and in apparent violation of Swedish law – raised questions about whether the Committee had been influenced by powerful outside interests. Machado’s nomination for the prize by the US Secretary of State had an undeniable impact on the decision, as the Nobel ceremony serves as a central channel of Norwegian soft power. But inside Oslo, a political powerbroker determined to return to power in his family’s native Venezuela may have also played a role in swinging votes for Machado. He is Thor H...

Roundtable   In 2025, Gaza changed European politics, with countries like France, the UK, Canada and Australia formally recognising the state of Palestine, putting new diplomatic pressure on Israel to end the genocide. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepened, the Global Sumud Flotilla attempted to deliver aid. Israeli forces intercepted the ship and detained activists on board, including Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, who later spoke to us about his ordeal in an Israeli jail. Roundtable travelled to Ireland to explore why Irish public opinion and politics have become among the most vocal supporters of the Palestinian cause.   The ‘Show Israel the Red Card’ campaign, in which football fans across Europe turned to sport to express solidarity with Palestine, also examined. In this Roundtable special, Enda Brady looks back at how Europe's support for Palestine grew in 2025. 

failed evolution   Gaza will finally become beast's own graveyard.