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Hondurasgate: the mega-scandal US media won't cover
Edited and written by Oscar Leon with Max Blumenthal
Shocking leaks have exposed US meddling in Latin America, primarily through the former Honduran president and convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was brazenly pardoned...
Max Blumenthal: America First Was a Scam
Max says Trump has weakened the U.S. in Iran, exposed America First as a con, and tied his fate to war profiteers, while both China and Iran are forcing Washington into a humiliating retreat.
Max Blumenthal: Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Collapsing
Max says Israel’s prison abuse, the Iran war, and Trump-world profiteering all point to one corrupt system, while Iran, Lebanon, and even veteran imperial planners like Robert Kagan confirm the U.S. is losing control.
Trump uses Israeli reporter to move markets
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal lays out the losers and winners of the Iran war, explaining how Trump and his corrupt negotiators have shattered the global economy while raking in eye-popping insider trading profits.
Their favorite inst...
The Grayzone visits Tehran hospital bombed by Israel
The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed goes to the scene of the Israeli bombing of one of Iran’s most advanced hospitals, Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital, which was bombed and mostly destroyed on March 1, 2026.
Wyatt learns that Israel caused $10 million...
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