An empire is as good as its military and the U.S. military is in crisis: running out of ammunition; Middle East bases destroyed; volunteers exhausted. Ann Wright, Ray McGovern. 8 pm Tonite.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘A Fraying Empire’
Category: Gulf States
WATCH: TWTW — How Close Are We to Nuclear War?
Some NATO and Russian advisers think nuclear war is viable. Would a desperate Israel nuke Iran? Peter Kuznick, Rick Wolff, Ray McGovern. Watch the replay.
Will Iran Be Another ‘Forever War?’
John Mearsheimer discusses with Chris Hedges the balance of power in the Middle East, U.S. military capacity and possible outcomes of the U.S.-Iran War.
Gulf Arabs & Subsidized Occupation
The pivot of Arab Gulf states away from historical Arab nationalism to Western alignment has sacrificed the Palestinian cause to transactional diplomacy and dynastic preservation, writes M. Reza Behnam.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘A Deal With Iran’
Can peace work in the Gulf? Can the U.S. be trusted? Will Israel sabotage it? Ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke on CN Live! Watch the replay.
Armed Robbery of the World’s Energy Supply
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. Richard Medhurst reports.
WATCH: The World This Week: ‘Economic War or Bombs?’
U.S. holds off Israeli pressure to restart shooting war on Iran, turning to economic warfare. How long can that last? Trump called Putin and the King mentions war with Russia to Congress. Scott Ritter & Ray McGovern.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘War on Hold’
Former C.I.A. analyst Ray McGovern and ex-U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter join The World This Week to discuss the latest developments in the Iran war as Donald Trump cancels his realtors’ return to Islamabad. 8 pm EDT, Saturday.
DAYS 45-48: Iran Says Strait Is Open as Trump Spins
After a Lebanon truce was declared, Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open.” Trump said Iran peace talks could resume. None of the U.S. and Israeli war aims have been achieved, writes Joe Lauria.
WATCH: CN Live! – ‘The Pirate State’
A broad overview of U.S. military action in Venezuela, Iran, and Russia reveals a U.S. plan to disable its competitors and corner the oil market, says a new film by Richard Medhurst, who joins CN Live! Watch the replay.