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In an interview with the YouTube channel Think BRICS (@ThinkBRICS), Professor Mohammad Marandi offers a stark analysis of the potential consequences of a US-led war against Iran. The discussion, hosted by Lorenzo Maria Pacini, frames recent Western media coverage of Iran as a coordinated "information warfare" campaign aimed at manufacturing public consent for military action. Marandi argues that this misrepresents internal events and downplays foreign interference.

Marandi warns that such a conflict would have catastrophic and uncontrollable regional repercussions. He emphasises that Iran's extensive network of underground missile and drone bases, developed over decades, is designed for retaliation. He states that ...

In a discussion hosted by Rachel Blevins (@RachelBlevins), international relations analyst Mark Sleboda argues that Ukraine is facing an impending economic and political collapse, which could happen before a decisive military defeat on the battlefield. This assessment focuses on the worsening state of Ukraine's energy infrastructure following ongoing Russian drone and missile strikes.

Sleboda points out that despite a brief, U.S.-brokered ceasefire on energy strikes due to harsh winter weather, Russia has resumed major attacks targeting electrical substations and the national grid. These strikes aim to cripple military logistics, which rely heavily on electric rail, and to disable Ukraine's military-industrial workshops. ...

In a discussion hosted by Dr Myriam Francois (@DrMyriamFrancois1), journalist and author Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of the few reporters permitted to attend the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, analyses the dynamics of Jeffrey Epstein's inner circle. The conversation centres on why widespread child sexual abuse persisted at the core of this powerful network for decades, arguing it was enabled by more than individual criminality.

Osborne-Crowley explains that while some associates were allegedly directly involved in abuse, a broader circle was complicit through their presence and silence, attracted by access to elite power and "untouchable luxury" Epstein provided. A central thesis is the "attraction ...

A segment on The Jimmy Dore Show (@thejimmydoreshow), featuring economist Jeffrey Sachs, analysed recent public remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent concerning Iran. The discussion centred on the Secretary's admission that the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" sanctions policy had successfully collapsed Iran’s currency, caused bank failures, and created severe import shortages, leading directly to widespread public protests.

The show presented this as a clear admission that U.S. sanctions are a form of deliberate economic warfare and a regime-change tool, intended to create domestic unrest. Sachs argued that such a policy constitutes illegal collective punishment under international law. The segment criticised ...

In an interview on the "Daniel Davis / Deep Dive" channel, retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor offered a stark analysis of the potential consequences of a US military attack on Iran. Macgregor warned that such action, driven by a push from figures like Mike Pompeo and major donors for regime change, would likely backfire catastrophically.

He argued that Iran, a nation of over 90 million with significant missile capabilities, cannot be successfully invaded or occupied. A strategy limited to economic strangulation and bombardment would likely trigger a devastating military retaliation against US regional bases and allies. This, Macgregor stated, would ...

Claims of a lack of accountability for COVID and allegations of a US government cover-up were the focus of a recent interview featuring economist Jeffrey Sachs on The Jimmy Dore Show.

In the discussion, Sachs outlined his view that the most plausible explanation for the origins of COVID-19 is a lab-related incident linked to US-funded research, rather than a natural spillover from a wet market. He argued that gain-of-function research, allegedly supported by US government funding, was being conducted prior to the pandemic and that key records have never been fully examined or disclosed.

Sachs criticised what he described as a failure ...

A report from the Stew Peters Network claims that U.S. federal law enforcement is deploying advanced wearable AI for public surveillance. According to the analysis in the video titled "Meta AI Glasses on ICE," agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol have been seen wearing Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses during operations, including raids and encounters with protesters in cities such as Minneapolis and Illinois.

The video host states that this technology is used to photograph individuals and possibly employ facial recognition to identify them in real-time, adding their biometric data to law enforcement databases. The report argues these ...

In an interview on the Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) platform, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson provided a detailed explanation of why a planned U.S. military strike on Iran was reportedly called off in early January. According to his analysis, the decision was based on a pivotal shift in the intelligence assessment provided to President Donald Trump.

Johnson argues that the initial U.S. strategy was predicated on the belief that decisive military action could catalyse a popular uprising and lead to the collapse of the Iranian government. This assessment changed dramatically on January 8-9, when the Iranian government successfully shut down the internet and ...

Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dramatically, prompting warnings of a possible direct conflict with global consequences. Professor Jiang Xueqin, in an interview on the Prof. Glenn Diesen Clips channel (@Prof.GlennDiesenClips), offers a stark analysis, arguing that the current U.S. strategy aims to dismantle the Iranian state, fundamentally altering the nature of the standoff. The professor claims this has turned the dispute into an existential struggle for Iran, eroding its previous willingness to negotiate and hardening its stance towards a fight to the finish.

This view suggests that Iran sees the U.S. and Israel as working together ...

In a video clip shared on the Prof. Glenn Diesen Clips channel, former U.S. Marine intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter warned that indicators point to an imminent American military attack on Iran. He cited the movement of a "greater armada" of U.S. naval and air power to the region, disruptions to civilian airspace, and media reports of planned precision strikes against Iranian officials as signs of escalation.

Ritter assessed that while past U.S. administrations have pulled back from the brink, the current military buildup suggests the situation is different. He argued that any U.S. attack, especially a failed ...