{"id":14216,"date":"2026-03-26T17:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14216"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:49:36","slug":"israel-trump-iran-krieg-blumenthal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/israel-trump-iran-krieg-blumenthal\/","title":{"rendered":"How Israel Pushed Trump Into War | Max Blumenthal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>In this interview, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks with journalist, author, and bestselling writer Max Blumenthal about how Donald Trump was driven toward a confrontation with Iran. Blumenthal outlines a sustained campaign involving political pressure, donor networks, and intelligence narratives that helped shape the decision-making environment in Washington. The conversation traces how these dynamics unfolded, the role of alleged threats and escalation, and why the situation risked spiraling into a broader conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>This video was produced by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel and published on the 18th of March, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">To read the transcript of the interview: <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-Israel-Pushed-Trump-Into-War-_-Max-Blumenthal.docx.pdf\">How Israel Pushed Trump Into War | Max Blumenthal<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We are transitioning away from YouTube. 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The content does not necessarily reflect acTVism Munich\u2019s own editorial stance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center pb-3 sal\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT&nbsp;MAX BLUMENTHAL<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>Max Blumenthal&nbsp;is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including best-selling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Republican-Gomorrah-Inside-Movement-Shattered\/dp\/1568584172\">Republican Gomorrah<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Goliath-Life-Loathing-Greater-Israel\/dp\/1568586345\">Goliath<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/51-Day-War-Ruin-Resistance\/dp\/156858511X\">The Fifty One Day War<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/books\/2868-the-management-of-savagery\">The Management of Savagery<\/a>. He has produced print articles for an array of publications, many video reports, and several documentaries, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/killinggaza.com\/\">Killing Gaza<\/a>. Blumenthal founded The Grayzone in 2015 to shine a journalistic light on America\u2019s state of perpetual war and its dangerous domestic repercussions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this interview, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks with journalist, author, and bestselling writer Max Blumenthal about how Donald Trump was driven toward a confrontation with Iran. 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