Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING Iran’s Secret Memo Lands in Riyadh; Iran Is ‘Ready for War’

by Transition Protocol [7-1-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio).

A confidential Iranian memo — hand-carried to Riyadh by Pakistan’s Mohsin Naqvi — and one word that decides what happens next: “provoked.” Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, and Zulfiqar Ali with what a source at the negotiating table shared just one hour before recording. Also in this episode: Qalibaf’s on-the-record refusal to negotiate until the US implements the June 17 Islamabad Memorandum • why not a single tanker has headed West in 14 days • the fuel-supply crisis Larry Johnson says forced Trump’s signature • the confirmed knockout of the Al Udeid CAOC • Hormuz fees after day 60 • Saudi Arabia’s position • and the 9-day window that opens when Khamenei’s funeral ends July 9.

00:00 Iran–US MOU: The 60-Day Clock Begins
01:06 Did Iran Damage America’s Gulf Command Structure?
03:31 Lebanon: The First Test of the Deal
06:23 Strait of Hormuz: Who Controls the Chokepoint?
08:30 Ghalibaf’s Red Lines: No New Negotiations?
13:49 Oil, Diesel, Aviation Fuel, and Trump’s Constraint
20:50 Pakistan and Qatar: The Mediators Behind the Deal
24:10 Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Role
29:59 Larry Johnson: Birth of a New Financial Order
34:48 Is US Hegemony in the Gulf Ending?
39:03 Pepe Escobar: Eurasia, Civilizational States, and the Power Shift
43:16 Transition Protocol Closing Analysis