Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Gave TRUMP a Way Out of WAR; Return to the MOU or Hormuz Stays SHUT; Why He Said NO
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). Trump called Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir repeatedly – “find me an off-ramp” – according to a source close to Munir cited by Zulfiqar Ali. Munir went to Tehran and, Zulfiqar reports, persuaded a reluctant Iran to offer Washington a way out; Trump…
Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- Trump’s Hormuz WAR Cost $500M in One Night; Hormuz Is NOT Open; “No DEAL Now”
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-31-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Larry Johnson: the United States fired between 80 and 90 PAC-3 interceptors in a single night over the Strait of Hormuz – close to half a billion dollars of missiles – and lost two more MQ-9 Reaper drones at roughly $60 million…
Larry Johnson: America’s Diesel Paradox – A Shortage It Is Supplying, Not Suffering
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). (RAD: The issues surrounding the price of diesel fuel & availability in the US are not what we are being told. Study his article to better understand what is happening & why the price we pay for diesel is governed by the…
Scott Ritter: The CIA never comes to Russia in peace
by Scott Ritter(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Scott Ritter(bio)(opens in new tab). (RAD: If you really want to better understand how the CIA no longer understands the Russians, Russian culture & Russian history, carefully study this article by Scott Ritter. If you aren’t already familiar with his credentials, read the Scott Ritter bio(opens in new…
Larry Johnson: Ukraine’s Maritime Jugular – The Black Sea Ports and the Cost of Severing Them
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-31-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Let me explain why Russia’s blockade is a lethal blow to Ukraine. Ukraine is, in economic terms, a country that lives or dies by roughly two hundred nautical miles of contested water off its southern coast. Strip away the front-line maps and…
Peter Hanseler: Why Russia Is Winning
by Peter Hanseler(opens in new tab) [8-28-2026]. (RAD: Although the insights in this article are discussed in the context of Russia winning the wars that they are involved in, primarily relating to Ukraine & NATO, the lessons discussed apply to any country throughout history that wins. The West will not & cannot win while only…
Larry Johnson: “We Own It” – The Wall of Steel Springs Another Leak at Larak in the Strait of Hormuz
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-30-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Somebody should tell the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the Strait of Hormuz is closed for business – American business, that is, and completely under control. President Trump has been saying so for weeks. On August 11 he informed the world by…
Vijay Prashad, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran’s Offer to Trump Is An EXIT, Not a WIN; The Hormuz Deal Is Almost SIGNED; TRUMP IS CORNERED
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-30-2026, recorded 8-29-2026]. Iran has put a 15-year freeze on its nuclear file – the exact concession Washington spent six months demanding – and sources inside the negotiation tell Transition Protocol that Donald Trump will not take it, because accepting it would not make him the winner. In this…
Larry Johnson: Feedstock Is Not Fuel – Why Venezuelan Crude Cannot Fix the Diesel and Jet Shortage
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-29-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). My friend, Karl Miller, is out with a great piece that exposes Trump’s claims about Venezuelan oil as a massive case of gaslighting. I am summarizing his piece, which is titled,“Venezuela Oil: The Physical Barrel and the Capital Bill,” because it is…
Pravin Sawhney, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Offered a 15-Year NUCLEAR Freeze; Trump Said NO. Why? TRUMP IS TRAPPED; IRAN OFFERS NO EXIT
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-29-2026, recorded 8-28-2026]. IRAN OFFERED A 15-YEAR NUCLEAR FREEZE – AND TRUMP WALKED AWAY. In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali reports – on a source basis and for the first time on camera – that after Field Marshal Asim Munir’s delegation returned from Tehran, the message carried back to Washington…
Lorenzo Maria Pacini: Nodes, not blocs – Western Asia amid corridors, ports, and new connectivity
by Lorenzo Maria Pacini(opens in new tab) [8-24-2026]. The map of alliances between West and South Asia can no longer be deduced solely from geography or religious alignments. From Bloc to Network: I2U2 and Strategic Substance The map of alliances between West and South Asia can no longer be deduced solely from geography or religious…
Larry Johnson: Nodes, Not Poles – Why the New Geoeconomic Order Is Multinodal, Not Multipolar
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-27-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). [Before diving into tonight’s featured article I want to offer a brief comment on John Ratcliffe’s strange visit to Moscow. The key for me is the C-17. Why use that plane? The CIA Director has a Gulfstream V (GV), which has a…