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DW—Pepe and Larry critically assess US President Donald Trump’s efforts to rally European allies and other global powers, such as China, into a coalition to “liberate” the Strait of Hormuz. However, most countries, including Germany, the UK, France, Japan, and Australia, have refused military involvement, citing the risk of escalating into a larger war that they do not want. The speakers emphasize that these governments are aware of the complexities and dangers on the ground, unlike the Trump administration, which they describe as driven by hubris, misinformation, and a disconnect from reality, often relying on biased media sources and fringe advisors.

IGL—The episode of India and Global Left features an extensive conversation with Chris Hedges, an American journalist and author, focusing on the ongoing Israeli-American conflict with Iran. The discussion situates the war within the volatile geopolitical landscape shaped during Donald Trump’s presidency, highlighting the impulsive and incoherent nature of Trump’s foreign policy. Hedges critiques Trump’s approach as naïve and driven by misinformation, particularly pointing to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s influence in pushing aggressive policies against Iran.

BRIAN BERLETIC—The US has been working towards this war on Iran throughout the entire 21st century spanning multiple presidential administrations;
The region was reshaped by US invasions and the arming of extremists under Bush, the “Arab Spring,” the “Iran Nuclear Deal,” and subsequent additional wars under Obama, the collapse of Syria under Biden, and launching direct war with Iran under Trump;
The war on Iran constitutes multiple phases of economic, political, covert, and direct military aggression hoping to collapse it just as Iraq was over the course of the 1990s and early 2000s.

MH—Iranian officials likewise recognize that U.S. attacks will keep being repeated until the United States is driven out of the Middle East. Having agreed to a ceasefire last June instead of pressing its advantage when Israeli and regional U.S. anti-missile defenses were depleted, Iran realized that war would be resumed as soon as the United States could re-arm its allies and military bases to renew what both sides recognize as a fight to some kind of final solution.

SCF—The U.S.-backed Israeli genocide that has been going on constantly for more than two years in Gaza is now expanding to Iran. The Trump administration is openly talking about destroying Iran and its people. Tehran and other cities across Iran are enduring carpet bombing.
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“It is not only a war against Iran – it is a war against the UN Charter, against all of us, against civilization,” commented the renowned international legal expert Alfred de Zayas. His voice has resonated with the anger and disgust of billions of people around the world, including many citizens in the United States.
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This is an abomination, an affront to humanity.