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 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 […]
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 interview, our senior editor Zain Raza speaks with journalist and human-rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris about the geopolitical crises reshaping the world: the U.S. war with Iran, the new agreement with Tehran, the influence of the Zionist lobby on U.S. foreign policy, Gaza, and the latest UN findings. They also analyse the narrative that […]
Human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump administration, announced on Sunday, June 14 — at the very moment Tehran was reportedly preparing a massive missile strike on Israel after Israel’s renewed bombing of Beirut crossed Iran’s red lines. According to Lascaris, Trump appears to have […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris analyzes the growing military, economic and political setbacks for the United States and Israel in the war against Iran. At the center are reports of major U.S. Air Force losses, the escalating crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, growing political pressure inside the United […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris reports from the Mare Med III conference in Athens, where government officials and business figures from Israel, Greece and Cyprus discussed the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) — a geopolitical mega project aimed at reshaping trade, energy and infrastructure between India, the Middle East and […]
Investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris reports from a conference in Athens where Israeli, Greek and business elites are discussing energy, infrastructure and the future of the Eastern Mediterranean. At the center of the discussions are the Strait of Hormuz, emerging regional corridors and why some appear to view the current crisis not […]