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US Bases, How Low You Can You Go? (S01E139)
Friday, August 28, 2026, Istanbul
It’s the six-month anniversary of the Iran war, and the conflict shows no sign of ending soon, even as fighting has momentarily calmed down. It is shaping up to be another forever war, but one that has ram...
Oil’s Well That Ends Well In The Persian Gulf (S01E138)
Thursday, August 27, 2026, Istanbul
An extraordinary series of images published by Tanker Trackers showed the ship-to-ship transfers being used by the US to get oil across the Strait of Hormuz despite an Iranian blockade of the waterway....
Iran Sanctions Could Tank The World Economy (S01E137)
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Istanbul
Both US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf acknowledged that the US is treading on fragile economic ice with bond yields spiking and oil reserves plummet...
Neocon Wars Have All Been Failures. Will Iran Be Different?
Borzou Daragahi vs Nadeem Shehadi on US interventions abroad. Plus, Scott Bessent’s sanctions appear destined to fail.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Istanbul
Economic War Against Iran: Will It Work?
US defaults to an old strategy of economic warfare against Iran. Part 1 of interview with former US State Department Iran specialist Alan Eyre
Monday, August 24, 2026, Istanbul
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