Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- Pepe EXPOSES Iran’s Warning; One More Strike and We Leave the NPT; Will Iran Build the Bomb?
by Transition Protocol [7-9-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio), Larry C. Johnson(bio).
(RAD: There is a lot to unpack here & you are encouraged to listen to the full discussion. A few points. Although Trump has been saying that Iran is begging for negotiations to resume, it is Trump who is begging Pakistan to get Iran back to the negotiating table!
Trump made a disasterous decision to restart bombing both military & civilian infrastructure in Iran while the public funeral activities for Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei & his 3 family members was still active. Over 40 MILLION people took part, plus over 100 delegations from countries around the world, including Russia & China. Larry points out that this war in Iran is equivalent to what happened in the US after Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese in WW2. This is hardening Iran's resolve. The Iranian government must take into account the will of their people about what to do next.
When we look at the big picture, Trump is trapped with no way out. What should be done, his personality is incapable of doing. Unless a lot of miracales show up, he is heading for a disaster in November & the US economy & standard of living will suffer significantly.
Sun Tzu comes to mind: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Unfortunately, the US did NOT understand Iran & did NOT understand its own limitations. — RAD)
Iran has sent a message the world wasn’t supposed to hear. According to sources relayed to Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir from inside the inner circle of Iran’s new leader Mostafa Khamenei, one more US military strike could trigger Iran’s formal withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) — and, in the source’s own words, “all bets are off.” In this breaking episode, Pepe Escobar and Larry Johnson break down the renewed US bombing campaign, strikes on BRICS-linked civilian infrastructure, the Strait of Hormuz sovereignty standoff, and the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve countdown that could hit crisis by mid-August.
Larry Johnson explains why 70% of US refineries depend on sour crude now blocked at Hormuz, why Iran’s mass mourning of 40+ million people is Iran’s “Pearl Harbor moment,” and why Trump — not Tehran — is the one begging mediators for talks in Islamabad. This is the fullest breakdown connecting Iran’s NPT decision, the oil shock, and the collapse of the Versailles MOU before anyone else.
Sources: Pepe Escobar (geopolitical correspondent) and Larry Johnson (former CIA / State Department analyst). Some claims are source-based and developing; framing reflects verification status.
00:00 — The Bombshell: One Strike From Nuclear
01:30 — 40 Million in the Streets: Iran’s Turning Point
04:00 — US Bombs BRICS Infrastructure: Railways & Chabahar
06:00 — The Tanker Trap in the Strait of Hormuz
08:20 — The Oil Clock: When America Runs Dry
10:48 — Larry Johnson: Did Iran Hit US Warships?
14:08 — 70% of US Refineries Need Crude They Can’t Get
17:51 — Iran’s Next Target: Ben Gurion?
18:25 — Islamabad Talks: Who’s Really Begging?
21:36 — THE BOMBSHELL: Iran and the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)
30:18 — Iran’s Pearl Harbor: A Nation Transformed
33:50 — Red Flags: The Signal for Blood Revenge
37:08 — Trump Trapped in His Own Web
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Text of MoU between Iran & US [6-18-2026]