Pepe Escobar: Exclusive- dead cat bounce, or The return of the Iran-US MoU
by Pepe Escobar [8-6-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). The key variable to watch in these extremely troubled waters: what is contained in the MoU is strategically aligned with Beijing – all the way. Washington all but declared that the Iran-U.S. MoU was a dead cat. Not in a coma: it had gone to meet its maker. Yet…
Larry Johnson: Iran Holds Firm on the Strait of Hormuz
by Larry Johnson [8-9-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Although Donald Trump insists that the Strait of Hormuz is open, it ain’t. There are no direct talks between Iran and US representatives. In fact, it looks like Pakistan’s attempt at mediation is going nowhere. Iran has been talking with Oman, but those talks – despite claims of…
Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: EXPOSES Iran’s Mid-August Red Line; SPR at Its LOWEST Since 1983; Why Mid-August Decides
by Transition Protocol [7-31-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). The Strategic Petroleum Reserve just hit its lowest level since 1983, Washington signals it won’t tap further, and the Strait of Hormuz remains contested – and this briefing examines why the next two weeks may decide the US-Iran war. Recorded July 31 as Saudi Arabia’s new Red Sea coalition…
Pravin Sawhney, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- Heavy US Strikes on Iran Just BLEW UP the HORMUZ 50-50 Deal; Here’s Why?
by Transition Protocol [7-30-2026]. US strikes on Iran escalated tonight as CENTCOM announced a “heavy wave” of attacks, with the Strait of Hormuz blockade tightening and new sanctions targeting Iran’s transit-fee structure. In this briefing, veteran defense analyst Pravin Sawhney (former Indian Army, editor of FORCE magazine) explains why – in his assessment – limited…
Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKS- Saudi’s Suicidal Attack Just Shook the IRAN Talks And Trump Is LYING About It
by Transition Protocol [7-29-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio). The four days of optimism about the Iran-US talks died this morning. Hours after the US and Saudi Arabia struck Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi – forces attached to Iraq’s own Ministry of Defense – Transition Protocol’s overnight sources report the hour-long call between Foreign Minister Araghchi and…
Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- Iran Says YES On Its Terms; Inside Monday’s Rawalpindi Meeting; US Team with Asim Munir
by Transition Protocol [7-28-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). Sources tell Transition Protocol that Iran has informed Pakistan it agrees in principle to return to the MOU process – on Iran’s sequencing: the Strait of Hormuz settled first, the US blockade lifted and funds unfrozen second, and the nuclear file last. In this episode, Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar…
Sabby Sabs, Zulfiqar Ali: Russia’s WAR Just Collided With Iran’s WHY? Where Does it End? WHITE House Meeting
by Transition Protocol [7-27-2026]. The two wars just merged. Ukraine has struck Iranian vessels in the Caspian Sea – an Iranian sailor is dead, and Tehran says the attack “cannot go unanswered.” Twenty-four hours later, Zelensky and Netanyahu both arrive at Trump’s White House. In this episode, Sabrina Salvati (Sabby Sabs) joins Zulfiqar Ali to…
Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: Exposes Iran’s Trump Card; Netanyahu Told the US NO; Our Sources Say the NUCLEAR Brake Is OFF
by Transition Protocol [7-27-2026 | 23:35] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Transition Protocol sources report a development that changes the entire Iran nuclear question: Grand Ayatollah Sistani has reportedly ruled that the late Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa against nuclear weapons is no longer valid – and Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered Iran’s weapons capability developed. (Source reporting; not independently…