Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: DEAL CLOSED; IRAN Will Charge World To Use Hormuz Now; 12 Days Until FREE PASSAGE

by Transition Protocol [8-4-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). Strait of Hormuz news today: Washington says a deal to reopen the strait could come within 48 hours – but the Islamabad Memorandum’s free-passage clause expires on 16 August, and the arrangement replacing it is being negotiated in Muscat. Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali on the US-Iran MOU deadline,…

Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: EXCLUSIVE- Why Trump Cancelled Iran Strike; Is The US Losing The War With Iran? PART 2

by Transition Protocol [8-3-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Why did Trump cancel the Iran strike? Did Trump call off the attack on Iran – and is the Strait of Hormuz open now? Hours after the President said the United States was “locked and loaded” and then stood the operation down, military and security analyst Larry Johnson…

Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: Breaking- Trump Halts Iran Attack; REAL STORY WHITE HOUSE LIED of Iran’s 10-to-1 Warning

by Transition Protocol [8-2-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). BREAKING – Iran has responded to the US military stand-down, and insiders say it is not a peace signal. In this Transition Protocol briefing, Pepe Escobar reveals Iran’s warning of a 10-to-1 retaliation against Gulf energy infrastructure and a secret 40-minute call between UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed and…

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…

Larry Johnson: China’s Beidou Satellite System is a Game Changer in Iran’s War with the US

by Larry Johnson [7-18-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Hat tip to Kevin Wamsley of Inside China Business. His recent video explaining the importance of China’s Beidou satellite navigation system provides a critical insight into the current success of Iran’s missile strikes on US and Israeli targets. It is a game changer.The Here’s the video from 7-15-2026: Let me…

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…