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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—We spoke with Joti Brar, leader of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Great Britain, about the escalating US-Israel attack on Iran and the wider geopolitical consequences.  In this interview, Joti Brar argues that Iran is responding to an imperialist war and that its struggle represents a broader anti-imperialist resistance in the Middle East. She also discusses why Western media narratives treat conflicts differently — condemning Russia in Ukraine while often justifying US military intervention. We also discuss the political mood in Europe and the UK, the declining public support for new wars compared to earlier US interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and why sections of the international left struggle to support the Islamic Republic of Iran despite its role in resisting Western imperialism.

GD—Potential Consequences of War: Iran’s retaliation would not be limited to US military bases but would extend to American interests and allied regimes in the region, including family dictatorships in the Persian Gulf and Azerbaijan, which supported US and Israeli actions.
Energy exports from the Persian Gulf, Caucasus, and Red Sea would be severely disrupted, triggering a global economic crisis.
Despite US claims of energy independence, the ripple effects of such disruption would cause catastrophic economic damage domestically and globally, affecting consumers, factories, and families.
Marandi suggests the best outcome would be for Trump to back off and pursue peaceful resolution, similar to his withdrawal from the Yemen conflict, where he declared a symbolic victory despite defeat.

BRIAN BERLETIC—Expanding beyond the Middle East, the video highlights the U.S. strategic goal of undermining Russia and ultimately containing China, the leading powers of the emerging multipolar world. Actions against Iran, Venezuela, and Russia’s energy infrastructure are interconnected in this broader geopolitical struggle. The U.S. aims to isolate China economically by targeting its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure through proxy militants in Pakistan and Myanmar, and by planning maritime oil blockades in the Asia-Pacific region, as detailed in a 2018 U.S. Naval War College paper.

ERIC ZUESSE—Europeans have spent their lives under Russophobic propaganda; and, so, widely believe that NATO is necessary in order to PROTECT them from Russia. It is a deep-seated and widespread prejudice in the U.S. empire, nurtured constantly by the billionaires’ media. That BBC documentary was an exception because the Soviet Union had just ended in 1991 and there wasn’t yet enough time passed for the “not one inch to the east” pretense to start publicly to be trashed.