Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, Nima Alkhorshid: Trump is LOSING Control – Iran WIPES OUT Strategic Military Targets
by Dialogue Works [3-16-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio), Nima Rostami Alkhorshi(bio).
(RAD: No matter how you look at it, Trump has ignored warnings about going to war with Iran & now finds himself boxed into a situation he is not capable of getting out of. In addition, the $PetroDollar is being further destroyed. The Chinese "Cross-Border Interbank Payment System" (CIPS) is already being used for trade between Iran & China. Iran has said that tankers who are using CIPS, instead of $PetroDollars, will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. The US & Israel are not allowed to use the Strait of Hormuz & if they try, they will be attacked by missles & drones. Other countries on the sides of the US & Israel will be treated likewise.
Both the Iran & Ukraine wars are being used against by the US against Russia, China & Iran, who are top BRICS partners. For Trump to claim that he is not fighting Russia is ignoring the fact that the US controls NATO & it has been used to wage a proxy war against Russia that started long before 2014.
Both the US & Israel have essentially run out of Patriot & THAAD missile defense systems & the US doesn't have any serious manufacturing capabilities to replace these systems. Iran has plenty of advanced drones & high-performance missiles to wage a war of attrition for a very long time. To make matters worse for the US & Israel, Iran destroyed all of the major radar systems in the Persian Gulf, which means that Israel & others don't have adequate warning for Iran's incoming missiles. Also, Iran is attacking US military bases in the Persian Gulf, since the US is using these bases to attack Iran.
China creates, the US destroys.
Pepe Escobar starts this discussion with Nima & Larry Johnson comes on around 55;00 to finish the analysis. Both of their perspectives are very relevant & worth listening to. — RAD)
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He even gives examples of why the Patriot Missile Defense system shoots at missiles that have already hit the ground. At best, the Patriot system intercepts only a few percent. It is also useless against the newer hypersonic missiles.
He also points out how it is obvious that Putin works closely with their technical experts. — RAD)
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