Scott Ritter, Pepe Escobar, Nima Alkhorshid: Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is Falling Apart; Iran Update, Russia & Ukraine
by Dialogue Works [1-7-2026] Scott Ritter(bio), Pepe Escobar(bio), Nima R. Alkhorshid(bio).
(RAD: Nima is visiting family & friends in Iran. Nima has a PhD in engineering & lives in Brazil. See his bio for more information.
Scott is really upset with what Trump has been doing & explains why. The "spirit of the Alaskan Summit" no longer exists today. Trump is not negotiating in good faith. He still wants to control the world, even though he claims that he is now focused on North & South America. Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner are part of the problem, as Scott clearly lays out. Putin should sideline Kirill Dmitriev, since he is creating expectations within Russia that can't be fulfilled, which could cause problems for Russia. The 91 drones that were sent to Putin's residence outside of Moscow from Ukraine have the fingerprints of the CIA & MI6 all over them. Then the US apprehended a Russian flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic & the Mediterranean. Scott makes it clear why Russia needs to punch the US in the nose, else the US will keep escalating provocations against Russia. Never forget that the US, NATO & the EU want to destroy Russia, regardless of what they say. This is very dangerous. — RAD)
(RAD: The 2nd half starts at 56:00 with Pepe Escobar. He grew up in Brazil & understands Latin America. Unfortunately, the US doesn't. Nima has a PhD in engineering and works & lives in Brazil, although he is visiting family & friends in Iran at the moment.
The streets all over Latin America are united in resistance against Trump's kidnapping of Maduro. This is not the case with the elites, many of which have been bought off with CIA money. Russia, China & Iran are not intimidated by what Trump did in Venezuela. Only a Chavista government can rule in Venezuela.
Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez is acting as President while Maduro has been captured by the US. It is important to realize that her father was murdered in 1976 while he was incarcerated & being tortured, so she has a lot of reasons to be part of the resistance against the US. Trump will never control Venezuela.
Greenland has already been decided by Trump. NATO, Brazil, Columbia & Mexico are potential targets of Trump. Russia understood what Trump wanted to do with Venezuela, so it is possible that they just let him fall into his own trap. Expect significant responses from both Russia & China.
Nima pointed out that people in Iran are concerned about their cost of living & want the government to find solutions. This is a challenge since Iran has been under severe sanctions for over 40 years, which has hurt their economy & infrastructure. Riots are only a tiny fractions & being fueled by the CIA & Israel.
Over 1,000 people were killed in Iran during the 12-day war with Israel & the US. They are seriously considering a preemptive stroke on Israel & US forces if it looks like Iran will be attacked again. Iran doesn't see any negotiating path with the US, since the US has demonstrated that it can't be trusted.
Because of what Trump has done in Ukraine, Russia & Venezuela, negotiations between the US & Russia are now dead. The Ukraine conflict will be settled on the battlefield. — RAD)