Jeffrey Sachs | Iran War Broke U.S. Empire & Alliance Systems | Apr. 4, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen YouTube 

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses the unravelling of the US alliance system that has dominated the past decades and how a lingering imperial mindset prevents adjustment to new realities.

Joe Kent | Iran War, Israeli Influence & Creating ISIS | Apr. 2, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube

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Joe Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran. Kent discusses the mistake of attacking Iran, the intrusive influence of Israel over U.S. foreign policy, ignoring that Iran is a rational actor, the pro-war bias in Washington, the U.S. contribution to creating ISIS, the curse of the forever wars, and the hubris following the military intervention in Venezuela.

Michael Hudson | World Will Not Be the Same After the Iran War | Apr. 1, 2026

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Prof. Michael Hudson, a world-renowned classical economist, discusses why the war against Iran has changed the global economy permanently. Please support Michael Hudson's important work on: patreon.com/michaelhudson

Seyed M. Marandi | Yemen Joins the War - Red Sea Could Be Blocked Next | Mar. 29, 2026

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi discusses the ongoing escalation in the Iran War—and why Yemen's sudden entry could be a game-changer. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. (Some of the video is lagging due to the ongoing bombing of Tehran).

John Mearsheimer | "Iran Holds All the Cards" - The Strategic Defeat of the U.S. | Mar. 27, 2026

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Prof. John Mearsheimer explains why Iran holds all the cards and could devastate the US and the global economy by going up the escalation ladder. A U.S. defeat in Iran, which appears inevitably, will also result in a much wider strategic defeat of the US position in the international system. 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.

Stanislav Krapivnik | Baltic States Attack Russia & Gulf States Collapse | Mar. 26, 2026

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Stanislav Krapivnik discusses the attack on a key Russian post on the Baltic coast, and also why the energy collapse in the Gulf States will likely be enduring, if not possibly permanent.

Jeffrey Sachs | Iran is the Graveyard of American Hegemony | Mar. 25, 2026

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Pepe Escobar | Iran's Strategy of Attrition Warfare | Mar. 23, 2026

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Seyed M. Marandi | Total War - Attacking Nuclear Plants, Desalination & Infrastructure| Mar. 22, 2026

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Description:
Seyed Mohammad Marandi discusses the targeting of nuclear plants, desalination plants, critical infrastructure, and the civilian population. Trump has given Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz (capitulation), otherwise the US will destroy Iran's energy facilities. Then there will be no limits on Iran's response, and the consequences will be global. The future of global stability will be decided over the next few days. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team.

Seyed M. Marandi | U.S. Attacked World's Largest Gas Field & Iran Declares Economic War | Mar. 18, 2026

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi argues that Iran has declared economic war after the US and Israel attacked South Pars, the world's largest gas field. Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team.

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson | U.S. Strategic Defeat in Iran Will Reshape the World | Mar. 17, 2026

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Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses why the coming defeat of the US will reshape the great power rivalry.

Jeffrey Sachs | Israel Could Use Nuclear Weapons Against Iran | Mar. 16, 2026

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs argues that desperation is growing in the US and Israel as they fail to defeat Iran, and nuclear weapons could be used if we continue down this path.

Alex Krainer | Iran War Goes Global - Economic, Energy & Food Crisis | Mar. 16, 2026

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Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses the unpredictable energy, food and economic shockwaves from the Iran War.

Larry C. Johnson | U.S. Attack on Kharg Island Will Destroy the Gulf States | Mar. 15, 2026

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Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA who also worked at the US State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses why a U.S. attack on Iran's energy facilities on Kharg Island will predictably result in Iran attacking all energy facilities in the Gulf States.

Chas Freeman | The Emerging Iran-Russia-China Axis & Israel's Possible Demise | Mar. 14, 2026

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Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the US attack on Iran and the strategic mistake of confronting Iran, Russia and China at the same time. Ambassador Freeman was a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centred post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defence and military relations with China. He served as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm).

Ray McGovern | Israel Lost the Iran War - May Use Nuclear Weapons | Mar. 13, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube

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Ray McGovern was a CIA officer for 27 years, he chaired the National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the CIA's Presidential Daily Briefs. McGovern discusses why Israel may use nuclear weapons, as it lost the war against Iran and has no acceptable off-ramp.

Prof. John Mearsheimer | U.S. Already Lost Iran War - No Off-Ramp in Sight | Mar. 10, 2026

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Prof. John Mearsheimer explains why the war against Iran has already been lost, and why there is no off-ramp. 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.

Prof. Jiang Xueqin | New World Order - Iran War Ends U.S. Empire | Mar. 9, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube, Predictive History youtube



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Prof. Xueqin Jiang discusses the wider consequences of the war against Iran: The US empire commits suicide, Israel increasingly becomes a theocracy, Iran rebuilds as a regional power, instability spreads to East Asia, Europe's relevance continues to collapse as it fails to adjust to the new world, Russia will escalate in a big way, and China will fail to preserve the rules of the old world order that made it so prosperous. Prof. Jiang is the host of the popular educational channel Predictive History.

Ted Postol | Fraud of Missile Defence Exposed in Iran War | Mar. 9, 2026

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MIT Professor and Pentagon advisor Ted Postol explains why the missile defence systems are failing in the war against Iran, and why the US and Israel will not win this war.

Kay-Achim Schönbach | Head of German Navy - Forced to Resign over Ukraine War | Mar. 7, 2026

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Kay-Achim Schönbach is the former head of the German Navy, who was forced to resign in January 2022 after arguing that Ukraine would not regain control of Crimea and that it would be wise to show respect for Russia.