{"id":14723,"date":"2026-09-11T11:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14723"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:31:00","slug":"iran-usa-defensive-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/iran-usa-defensive-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Goes on the Offensive \u2013 U.S. Bases No Longer Viable"},"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 class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this video, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris examines the escalating fighting in Yemen and why Ansar Allah\u2019s advance toward a strategically important port city could have consequences far beyond the country itself. At the same time, tensions between Iran and the United States are intensifying around the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran announced a significantly expanded control zone.<\/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\">How much pressure are the United States and its allies now facing as a result? Lascaris explores new statements about the future of U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf, the effects of the tanker war on energy and oil markets, and further signs of growing internal problems inside Israel.<\/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\">This video was produced by Reason2Resist and published on their YouTube channel on the 7th of September, 2026. We have translated it into German and are republishing it today to help build opinion on this issue in Germany and beyond.<\/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>To read the transcript of this video: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Iran-Goes-on-the-Offensive-\u2013-U.S.-Bases-No-Longer-Viable.docx.pdf\">Iran Goes on the Offensive \u2013 U.S. Bases No Longer Viable<\/a><\/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>We are transitioning away from YouTube. 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