¹Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses the collapse of the unipolar world order and the risk of nuclear war during the transition to multipolarity. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. https://youtu.be/dkXQW_ZRL3I?is=vOU7A87GqSq4Tj5t
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“It’s very clear to me… that the Israeli offensive [on Lebanon] right now is completely counterproductive… the only thing that Israel is achieving is giving Hezbollah, which has already been significantly weakened, a new lease of life.” Greek PM @kmitsotakis tells me “we have a strategic partnership with Israel but friends need to speak truth to friends.” ¹https://x.com/i/status/2041937456782619110
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Iranian media reports that the US has accepted Iran’s 10-point plan (If true, it is zero chance the US will abide by it) : Non-aggression Continuation of Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz Acceptance of enrichment Lifting all primary sanctions Lifting all secondary sanctions Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions Termination of all IAEA Board of Governors resolutions Payment of compensation to Iran Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region Cessation of war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic Resistance of Lebanonhttps://x.com/i/status/2041682063468683323
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF IRAN ¹Statement on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran: https://x.com/i/status/2041655156215799821https://x.com/i/status/2041663632342130898
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¹With the greatest humility, I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. I warmly welcome the sagacious gesture and extend deepest gratitude to the leadership of both the countries and invite their delegations to Islamabad on Friday, 10th April 2026, to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputes. Both parties have displayed remarkable wisdom and understanding and have remained constructively engaged in…
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BLUF It’s horrible where we are ¹On 7 April 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about President Trump’s shocking “Truth Social” post about Iran, where he said that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Of course, he is saying that the US and Israel will wipe Iran off the face of the earth, which is consistent with his earlier rhetoric that he intended to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, if it does not concede defeat. There is no…
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Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/middleeast/pope-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.XS0p.fLYhL_FCOsfL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Efforts to describe an underlying doctrine describing the Trump second term foreign policy all fail, including the administration’s own National Security Strategy from November 2025. The war with Iran contradicts the stated priorities in the NSS, and are simply the outgrowth of Trump’s perception of self-interest. Frankly Fukuyama is the blog and YouTube channel of Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For the blog post on which this video is based, go to: https://open.substack.com/pub/persuasion1/p/theres-no-such-thing-as-the-trump?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1sxk3k _____________________¹https://youtu.be/bnofwjnsNTE?is=OpO8dB0tA_ffO2NU
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BLUF Professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt examine Israel’s role in the Iran war and the wider regional crisis — and revisit their most controversial argument in 2006 about the lobby shaping U.S. foreign policy. Did President Trump enter this war on his own terms, or under pressure from Israel and its allies in Washington? In a striking resignation letter, former U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent argued that Iran posed no imminent threat, and that the conflict was driven in part by external pressure. This raises a deeper question: if…
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¹On 29 March 2026, Steve Walt and I were together on “Switzerland” talking with Tom Switzer³ about the Iran war and its broader geopolitical consequences. We also spent considerable time discussing how President Trump, who warned about the danger of getting involved in “forever wars,” could have allowed himself to invade Iran. What a colossal blunder! The discussion among the three of us, like so many discussions in the alternative media these days, made it clear that Trump has no good options moving forward, only bad ones. ______________________________ Professors John Mearsheimer…
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