Kyle Anzalone

April 8, 2026

Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and regional headquarters into fragile targets, forcing withdrawals and relocations across the Middle East. We walk through what it means when places like Al-Udeid, Bahrain’s Fifth Fleet footprint, and multiple high-end […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 8, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just hours after a “shock” last minute reprieve from President Trump in the form of a two-week pause in the US/Iran/Israel war, Israel hit Lebanon with 100 bombs in 10 minutes, killing scores of civilians. According to the original agreement, Lebanon is part of the ceasefire. Meanwhile Defense Secretary […]

Dan Steinbock

April 7, 2026

In late March, President Trump threatened to “obliterate Iran’s energy grid,” if a ceasefire was not reached. In his public post, Truth Social, he listed explicit targets, such as power plants, oil facilities and desalination (water) infrastructure. This in addition to the already-massive regional costs and global losses. On April 4, Trump gave a public […]

William Astore

April 7, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. This is madness. Unhinged madness. Imagine “blessing” the people of Iran while threatening to end their entire civilization. Yesterday, I was watching the war movie, “Fury,” which does a decent job of showing some of the horrors of warfare. We get a few fairly honest scenes about […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 7, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: In perhaps his most unhinged social media post yet, President Trump threatened tIran hat a “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Speculation is rising that he is considering using a nuclear weapon against the country unless they capitulate by 8:00 PM tonight. Will he? […]

Daniel Larison

April 7, 2026

The president marked Easter with more deranged threats against the country and people of Iran: The US president gave Iran until 8pm eastern time on Tuesday to reopen the crucial shipping lane after earlier threatening to unleash “hell” in an expletive-laden social media post. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped […]

John Mearsheimer

April 7, 2026

Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 3 April 2026, I was on “The Bottom Line,” Al Jazeera’s popular show hosted by Steve Clemons. We talked about the Iran war and how it relates to international politics broadly defined. Steve was especially interested in how I thought about the effect of the war on the balance of […]

Brett Wilkins

April 6, 2026

President Donald Trump vowed Monday to find the “leaker” who disclosed that US forces could not locate the second pilot stranded in Iran after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down, threatening to jail unnamed journalists who received the information if they do not reveal its source. Trump claimed that Iranian authorities did not know […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 6, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Over the weekend a large US military operation was launched inside Iran, close to where some believe the 60 percent enriched uranium is stored. The stated goal was to retrieve F-15 pilots who were shot down in the area. But nothing at all adds up. Did the CIA or […]

John Mearsheimer

April 5, 2026

Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 31 March 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about where we are headed in Iran. I thought it was one of the best discussions he and I have had on this categorically depressing subject. Among the many topics we discussed is the possibility that President Trump […]