“Iran’s nuclear program was obliterated” is a bold claim to make under oath, especially when the same testimony implies Iran’s ambitions remain. We sit down with Jim Webb to pull apart the contradictions, the messaging, and the strategy vacuum that shows up when...
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Kill the Kill Switch!
Back in November 2021, Congress quietly added a clause to the sprawling “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” that would make Orwell blush. Section 24220 authorizes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require that every new passenger car...
CIA Assesses that Iran Can Withstand US Blockade for Months
The CIA provided an assessment to the White House that Iran would be able to hold out against the US blockade for months before suffering more severe economic hardships. President Donald Trump has claimed that the blockade will force Tehran to comply with his...
Israel Kills Son of Hamas’ Chief Negotiator as US-Mediated Talks Were Occurring
An Israeli airstrike killed the son of Hamas’s chief negotiator in Gaza on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Azzam Al-Hayya, son of Khalil Al-Hayya, had been killed. The Israeli strike on Gaza City killed at least one other Palestinian. Azzam is the fourth son of...
Trump Suspended ‘Project Freedom’ After Gulf Allies Pulled Support
President Donald Trump paused the operation to assist commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz just hours after it was announced because key Gulf allies withdrew their support. According to two US officials speaking with NBC News, Saudi Arabia informed the US...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Dave Smith on the Midterm Elections and the Iran War
Trump’s second term was supposed to be the reset: less chaos, fewer neocons, and a renewed focus on problems at home. Instead, we’re watching an Iran conflict spiral while the administration sells the public a fantasy of easy wins and controlled escalation. I’m joined...
South Sudan, A Case Study in State Failure
In 2011, the world welcomed its newest country. Fifteen years later, South Sudan is less a symbol of self-determination than a case study in state failure. Its politics remain dominated by factional strongmen, its economy is almost entirely dependent on oil, and the...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Larry Johnson: Midterm, Markets, and Missiles
The scariest part of the U.S.-Iran standoff isn’t the loud headlines. It’s the quiet math of distance, missiles, and leverage at the Strait of Hormuz. We sit down with Larry Johnson to unpack Iran’s reported “new” framework and why it may be the same core message:...
Trump Threatens to Resume Bombing Iran If Tehran Declines Latest Offer
President Donald Trump said that if Iran declines his latest proposal to end the war, the US will break the ceasefire and restart the bombing. “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury...
US Warplane Attacked Iranian Commercial Ship in Gulf of Oman
A US F-18 attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged civilian ship in the Gulf of Oman. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” a statement from CENTCOM published on...
