Geopolitical Economy Report

The US war on Iran keeps expanding into a regional conflict, as more countries get involved. Reports show that Donald Trump is getting desperate, and he is frantically seeking an off-ramp. Washington announced a "pause" to the fighting, but it lasted just four days.

Ben Norton explains the three main reasons why the United States is desperately seeking an exit: one, the Pentagon is running out of missile interceptors; two, the number of casualties among American troops is steadily increasing; and three, Yemen joined the conflict, attacking Saudi oil infrastructure, exacerbating the energy crisis.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPBI8ukcA_4

Topics
0:00 Iran war expands
2:41 More countries join conflict
3:58 Trump is 'exasperated'
5:49 US 'pause' failed
6:19 Three main reasons
7:53 US violates agreements
9:53 USA lost & Iran won
10:40 US military running low on missiles
12:36 Gulf monarchies
13:38 Patriot interceptors
16:07 Pentagon orders old missiles
17:54 Preparing for war on China
18:47 China vs USA: industrial capacity
21:02 Pentagon hides US casualties
24:26 Yemen joins war
26:21 Blockade of Red Sea
27:45 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil
29:20 Energy crisis
30:14 Oil reserves running low
30:44 Iran has won
32:14 Outro

Donald Trump has again paused the US war on Iran. Why? One, the Pentagon is running out of missile interceptors; two, the number of casualties among American troops is steadily increasing; and three, Yemen joined the conflict, attacking Saudi oil infrastructure, exacerbating the energy crisis. Ben Norton explains.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bptw9_glRb8

Topics
0:00 Reasons why Trump paused war
1:58 USA violates agreements
3:58 The US lost. Iran won
4:44 US military running low on missiles
6:25 Gulf monarchies
7:26 Patriot interceptors
9:55 Pentagon orders old missiles
11:43 Preparing for war on China
12:36 China vs USA: industrial capacity
14:50 Pentagon hides US casualties
18:15 Yemen joins war
20:10 Blockade of Red Sea
21:42 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil
22:48 Energy crisis
24:03 Oil reserves running low
24:33 Iran has won
25:58 Outro

The US war against Iran is expanding into a larger regional conflict. After Trump sabotaged a diplomatic agreement, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Now Yemen's Ansar Allah (known commonly as the Houthis) has declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, shutting down oil exports in the Red Sea. Ben Norton explains how this escalation could cause a severe crisis in the global energy market.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJNwRPOnFs

Topics
0:00 Trump restarts Iran war
1:26 Yemen joins the war
2:45 Red Sea blockade
3:28 Oil transit chokepoints
5:05 Saudi East-West Pipeline
5:55 China cuts oil imports
6:27 Saudi oil exports
6:59 Oil price skyrockets
7:55 Gasoline prices rise
9:17 Potential for oil crisis
10:31 Reserves running low
11:21 Yemen explainer
13:07 Ansar Allah (Houthis)
22:05 Axis of Resistance
23:58 Iran grows stronger
27:17 Outro

US global dominance is rapidly declining, as China rises. So Washington wants to forcibly impose its hegemony in Latin America, invoking the colonial Monroe Doctrine. However, people are fighting back. Nicaragua's Sandinista government is resisting US imperialism and continuing its revolution. Ben Norton reports.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIXMyFvMeMc

Donald Trump violated the diplomatic agreement and restarted the war, bombing Iran and re-imposing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Ben Norton explains why the US government will fail, because it has no plan and lacks leverage, whereas Tehran and its decentralized military have escalation dominance.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHvtxgR5A8

Topics
0:00 Trump restarts war on Iran
0:36 USA violates agreements
1:49 USA won't accept defeat
3:07 Strait of Hormuz
5:37 Iran hits US allies in Gulf
7:20 Iran's decentralized military
8:43 Drones
10:25 Iran already won the war
10:56 Trump has no plan
13:13 Strait of Hormuz fees
13:51 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on fees
14:05 US fees vs Iran fees
14:52 Insanity of ground invasion
17:34 Scheme to seize Kharg Island
18:48 Oil and gasoline price
21:42 Strategic Petroleum Reserve
23:36 Global oil reserves running low
24:59 Danger of empire in decline
27:42 Outro