President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s Presentation: Plenary meeting of the 11th Eastern Economic Forum
by Kremlin(opens in new tab) [9-3-2026] Vladivostok, Russky Island Key points: • Russia is an active participant in investment and trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. We engage with our partners and the region’s leading integration associations on an equal footing. • Our strategic objective is to ensure that the Far East remains a region of…
Pravin Sawhney, Zulfiqar Ali: INSIDER- Trump Begged Iran For “FAKE STRIKE”; Tehran Said NO; Iran’s Hypersonic Missiles Hit US Bases
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [9-3-2026, recorded 9-2-2026]. INSIDER: Trump asked Iran to accept a “fake strike” – and Tehran said no. In this 2 September 2026 episode, Zulfiqar Ali shares what he says he heard from inside the room about Trump’s messages to Tehran and to Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, and defence…
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Glenn Diesen: NATO & the EU are Dead – A New World Emerges
by Glenn Diesen(opens in new tab) [9-2-2026] Lawrence Wilkerson(bio)(opens in new tab). (RAD: You do NOT want to miss this discussion. It is the best explaination of how & why NATO expanded after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 after Russia was assured by leaders in the West that NATO would not expand…
Larry Johnson, Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Told Trump “GET LOST”; 10-Day Ceasefire REJECTED; Trump Begged Iran
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [9-2-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab), Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). Iran told Trump “get lost.” Sources with direct contact to Islamabad and Tehran tell Transition Protocol that Trump offered Iran a 10-day cessation of hostilities this week – and was refused. Then, through Qatar, the White House…
Pepe Escobar, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Gave TRUMP a Way Out of WAR; Return to the MOU or Hormuz Stays SHUT; Why He Said NO
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio)(opens in new tab). Trump called Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir repeatedly – “find me an off-ramp” – according to a source close to Munir cited by Zulfiqar Ali. Munir went to Tehran and, Zulfiqar reports, persuaded a reluctant Iran to offer Washington a way out; Trump…
Larry Johnson, Zulfiqar Ali: BREAKING- Trump’s Hormuz WAR Cost $500M in One Night; Hormuz Is NOT Open; “No DEAL Now”
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-31-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Larry Johnson: the United States fired between 80 and 90 PAC-3 interceptors in a single night over the Strait of Hormuz – close to half a billion dollars of missiles – and lost two more MQ-9 Reaper drones at roughly $60 million…
Larry Johnson: America’s Diesel Paradox – A Shortage It Is Supplying, Not Suffering
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). (RAD: The issues surrounding the price of diesel fuel & availability in the US are not what we are being told. Study his article to better understand what is happening & why the price we pay for diesel is governed by the…
Scott Ritter: The CIA never comes to Russia in peace
by Scott Ritter(opens in new tab) [9-1-2026] Scott Ritter(bio)(opens in new tab). (RAD: If you really want to better understand how the CIA no longer understands the Russians, Russian culture & Russian history, carefully study this article by Scott Ritter. If you aren’t already familiar with his credentials, read the Scott Ritter bio(opens in new…
Larry Johnson: Ukraine’s Maritime Jugular – The Black Sea Ports and the Cost of Severing Them
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-31-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Let me explain why Russia’s blockade is a lethal blow to Ukraine. Ukraine is, in economic terms, a country that lives or dies by roughly two hundred nautical miles of contested water off its southern coast. Strip away the front-line maps and…
Peter Hanseler: Why Russia Is Winning
by Peter Hanseler(opens in new tab) [8-28-2026]. (RAD: Although the insights in this article are discussed in the context of Russia winning the wars that they are involved in, primarily relating to Ukraine & NATO, the lessons discussed apply to any country throughout history that wins. The West will not & cannot win while only…
Larry Johnson: “We Own It” – The Wall of Steel Springs Another Leak at Larak in the Strait of Hormuz
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-30-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). Somebody should tell the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the Strait of Hormuz is closed for business – American business, that is, and completely under control. President Trump has been saying so for weeks. On August 11 he informed the world by…
Vijay Prashad, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran’s Offer to Trump Is An EXIT, Not a WIN; The Hormuz Deal Is Almost SIGNED; TRUMP IS CORNERED
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-30-2026, recorded 8-29-2026]. Iran has put a 15-year freeze on its nuclear file – the exact concession Washington spent six months demanding – and sources inside the negotiation tell Transition Protocol that Donald Trump will not take it, because accepting it would not make him the winner. In this…
Larry Johnson: Feedstock Is Not Fuel – Why Venezuelan Crude Cannot Fix the Diesel and Jet Shortage
by Larry Johnson(opens in new tab) [8-29-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio)(opens in new tab). My friend, Karl Miller, is out with a great piece that exposes Trump’s claims about Venezuelan oil as a massive case of gaslighting. I am summarizing his piece, which is titled,“Venezuela Oil: The Physical Barrel and the Capital Bill,” because it is…
Pravin Sawhney, Zulfiqar Ali: Iran Offered a 15-Year NUCLEAR Freeze; Trump Said NO. Why? TRUMP IS TRAPPED; IRAN OFFERS NO EXIT
by Transition Protocol(opens in new tab) [8-29-2026, recorded 8-28-2026]. IRAN OFFERED A 15-YEAR NUCLEAR FREEZE – AND TRUMP WALKED AWAY. In this episode, Zulfiqar Ali reports – on a source basis and for the first time on camera – that after Field Marshal Asim Munir’s delegation returned from Tehran, the message carried back to Washington…
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 or religious alignments. From Bloc to Network: I2U2 and Strategic Substance The map of alliances between West and South Asia can no longer be deduced solely from geography or religious…
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 comment on John Ratcliffe’s strange visit to Moscow. The key for me is the C-17. Why use that plane? The CIA Director has a Gulfstream V (GV), which has a…