Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and Prof. John Mearsheimer examine a war in which, according to Mearsheimer, Washington has no realistic strategy for victory. Their discussion focuses on further attacks against civilian infrastructure, Iran’s growing capacity for retaliation, and the dangers facing U.S. bases, oil routes, and the Gulf states’ vital water supplies. Mearsheimer draws […]
In this video, journalist and R2R correspondent Rami Yahia speaks with historian Dr. Navid Zarrinnal inside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran about how the war changed Iranian society. Was the attack supposed to weaken and divide Iran—or did it achieve the exact opposite? The conversation examines shifting public attitudes, growing support for resistance and […]
In this video, political scientist John Mearsheimer and economist Yanis Varoufakis explain how the United States has lost one war after another while preserving its global power—and why the Iran war may have crossed a decisive threshold. What happens when military superiority is no longer enough to maintain alliances and project power across the Persian […]
In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald examines the renewed escalation between the United States and Iran after the collapse of a ceasefire framework. At the center is a provocative question: How can a president who promised to end endless wars now be continuing the war against Iran himself? Greenwald analyzes the strategic importance […]
In his final report from Iran, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris examines the escalation between Washington and Tehran. The starting point is an ultimatum from the Trump administration: according to Axios, Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz, give up control over transit, and pledge not to attack ships attempting to pass without […]
Journalist Chris Hedges speaks with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese about her book “When the World Sleeps” — and the price she has paid for her work. Albanese describes how, after her reports on Gaza, she was sanctioned, financially isolated, and placed under massive pressure. At the same time, she explains why she refuses to […]
In this video, Dimitri Lascaris brings together two reports from Iran: In Tehran, he joins other foreign journalists in meeting Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr. Esmail Baghaei and examines how Ali Khamenei is being viewed inside Iran. He then reports from Mashhad, at the Imam Reza Shrine, on new developments between the United States and […]
In this video, published exclusively in German on our channel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald examines the deeply rooted hostility toward Russia in the United States and Europe — and how it continues to shape the debate around the war in Ukraine. The starting point is new U.S. politician Darializa Chevalier, who is questioning funding […]
In this report from Tehran, human-rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Iranian mourners who came to the Great Musalla Mosque to take part in the seven-day mourning program for Iran’s assassinated Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. After the morning prayer, where huge crowds had gathered, Lascaris asked people on the ground why they came, how they […]