Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid: Iran Arms Up, Russia Warns, China Makes Its MOVE, and Trump doesn’t understand!

by Dialogue Works [10-29-2025] Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio).

(RAD: Trump still thinks that China is a military threat to the US, which it isn't!!! He & his administration don't understand the modern China. Unfortunately, Trump wants to destroy BRICS & SCO, so he is trying to intimidate the smaller countries. This is creating very dangerous situations in the world. The US has already lost its hegemonic position and the $dollar is no longer the reserve currency used by everyone for world trade, which is a real problem for Trump. Also, there is no way that the US can build a manufacturing empire to rival China. We don't have the necessary educated talent, the technology, or the supply chain. US industry works on a quarterly plan & has no equivalent of the multiple 5-year plans of China. Wishful fantasies don't cut it. Pepe covers a lot of insights that we really need to understand about the competitive players in the world other than the US. — RAD)