2026-08-28_22-50-35

Lorenzo Maria Pacini: Nodes, not blocs – Western Asia amid corridors, ports, and new connectivity

by Lorenzo Maria Pacini(opens in new tab) [8-24-2026]. The map of alliances between West and South Asia can no longer be deduced solely from geography...

Larry Johnson: Nodes, Not Poles – Why the New Geoeconomic Order Is Multinodal, Not Multipolar

by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-27-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). [Before diving into tonight's featured article I want to offer a brief...
2026-08-28_01-13-48

Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- The Nuclear Signal Nobody Expected; Why the Next 72 Hours Decide Everything

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-27-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). IRAN HAS SIGNALLED IT MAY OPEN THE NUCLEAR FILE - and the Strait...
2026-08-26_20-34-03

Larry Johnson: Not an Islamic NATO; The Mecca Agreement Is Building the Post-American Security Architecture — and Iran Is About to Walk In

by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-24-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). The Western commentariat filed the Mecca agreement under a comfortable heading. When...
2026-08-26_18-43-43

Pepe Escobar, Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: EXCLUSIVE- Hormuz Deal in 24 Hours? Iran–US Deal; Sequencing Agreed; SANCTIONS LIFTED

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-26-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab), Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). A source described by Zulfiqar Ali as...

Larry Johnson: Sanctioning the Dollar Iran Already Left; Why Bessent’s “Economic D-Day” Is Toothless

Bessent Announces New Iranian Sanctions by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-24-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). There was one...
2026-08-26_16-12-46

Pepe Escobar: Exclusive- can Trump get an exit without calling it an exit?

by Pepe Escobar(opens in new tab) [8-26-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). Realpolitik? A serious misunderstanding? Or an exit without calling it an exit? This...
2026-08-26_11-07-17

Larry Johnson: The $25 Trillion Misunderstanding – What CIPS Actually Moves, and Why “2% of SWIFT” Misleads Washington

by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-25-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio(opens in new tab)). Mario Nawfal, based on our discussion today, inspired me to write this...
2026-08-26_07-13-00

Vijay Prashad, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Has Green-Lit 90% Enrichment; China, Russia Held Emergency Talks in 48 hour of Bessent’s Threat

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-25-2026, recorded 8-23-2026].
2026-08-25_21-56-35

Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- MUNIR GETS IRAN’S GREEN LIGHT; HE Met the Man Who Threatened to Shut Off Gulf Oil

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-25-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). Iran has told Washington that if the United States succeeds in economically suffocating...
2026-08-25_16-08-53

Sabrina Salvati, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Just Crossed the NUCLEAR Threshold; Trump Secretly BEGS Pakistan to Broker PEACE With Iran

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-25-2026]. Trump's Treasury Secretary promised the harshest sanctions Iran has ever faced - and the announcement landed like a...
2026-08-24_19-40-48

Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: Bessent’s “Biggest Sanctions” FAILS; Iran Moves Toward Mecca Pact as Trump Begs Pak for an Off-Ramp

by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-24-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Iran has been formally invited to join the Mecca Agreement - the...