February 2026

GZ—• Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to discuss the looming US-Israeli regime change war on Iran and how his country will respond, both militarily and politically. Marandi forecasts economically devastating consequences, with an energy crisis brought on by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the possible collapse of Gulf family monarchies, and a militarily unmanageable environment for the Trump administration. While Trump reportedly considers a series of “symbolic” strikes to weaken Iran’s negotiating hand, Marandi argues that Iran has no choice but to respond with maximum force.
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• Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the follies of the Munich Security Conference, where a bipartisan cast of US leaders, European officials and a Clown Prince clamored for war from Iran to Ukraine, while AOC launched a campaign for… something. They will also cover the Trump-manufactured humanitarian crisis in Cuba, the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, and more.

DL—Today, Cuba’s government accused 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat it intercepted off Cuba’s coast of planning “an infiltration with terrorist aims”. Cuban border guards shot dead four people and injured the other six on the boat, the Cuban interior ministry said, alleging that those on the Florida-registered vessel had fired first. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was investigating the “highly unusual” incident. Dimitri Lascaris speaks with author and independent journalist Arnold August about whether the world just witnessed another failed ‘Bay of Pigs’ military aggression from the United States. Arnold specializes in Cuban affairs.

BRIAN BERLETIC—Today, the Western media openly admits that ongoing long-range drone strikes deep inside Russian territory and maritime drone strikes on Russian energy exports are being carried out by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) — all while the US continues to pose as some sort of impartial “mediator” of the conflict.

In addition to this, the US is now preparing its European proxies for a more direct and dangerous role in the fighting inside Ukraine, shifting state funding away from serving the European public and toward military spending specifically aimed at Russia.

The US is seeking to whittle away key partners of the Russian-Chinese-led multipolar world until only Russia and China remain.