Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali – BREAKING Saudis Told the US to Leave; Iran’s Victory Starts at Khamenei’s Funeral
by Transition Protocol [6-29-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio).
Ex-CIA officer Larry Johnson and Dr. Zulfiqar Ali reveal that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have privately told the United States to vacate its Gulf bases within 9–10 months — as the Strait of Hormuz enters its fifth month of disruption, choking an estimated 20% of the world's oil. In this Transition Protocol breakdown, they connect the US retreat to a looming oil-and-fuel shock, Iran redirecting crude to China in yuan instead of dollars, and a fast-moving de-dollarization story most Western media isn't telling.
They also detail the hidden hand behind it all: Pakistan's secret shuttle diplomacy, a hardening Pakistan–Saudi defense pact, a quiet UAE–Iran reconciliation, and Iran's coming "strategic victory" timed to the funeral of the late Supreme Leader. Plus: why MBS reportedly wants Trump out, why US bases have become "a magnet for missiles," and what a $40 trillion debt load means as the multipolar order accelerates — with China standing behind it.
Larry Johnson is a former CIA and State Department counterterrorism official; Dr. Zulfiqar Ali ("Dr. Z") brings privileged regional contacts. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitical and economic analysis channel focused on de-dollarization, BRICS, and the multipolar world order. Some claims in this episode are developing or source-based and noted as such.
00:00 — Cold Open: The US Is Being Pushed Out of the Gulf
00:30 — How the MOU Broke: The Ever Lovely and the First Violation
03:56 — The Strike Exchange — and Why the US Backed Down
06:13 — Saudi & Qatari Order: Leave Our Bases in 9–10 Months
08:35 — "A Magnet for Missiles": The End of the US Umbrella
09:38 — Pakistan's Secret Broker: Mohsin Naqvi and the Iran Talks
12:05 — Iran's "Strategic Victory" and the Mashhad Funeral
14:31 — Secret UAE–Iran Reconciliation and Dubai's Lifeline
16:40 — The Funeral as Cover — and the Plot to Disrupt It
19:07 — Saudi–UAE Proxy Clash and Iran's Supreme Council Ultimatum
23:53 — $40 Trillion Debt and the Coming Realignment
24:59 — Hormuz, 20% of World Oil, and the Inflation Shock
27:21 — US Fuel Crisis in Weeks? Helium, Chips, and iPhone Prices
29:15 — Iran's Oil to China in Yuan: The New World Order