Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.
War on Iran: US military being used for Epstein class’ profits and Israel — Sgt. Brian McGinnis
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Sgt. Brian McGinnis, US Senate Candidate for the Green Party in North Carolina, who had his arm broken while being dragged out of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing while protesting the war on Iran. He discusses how the US military-industrial complex and Israel lobbyists have bought off US politicians to launch this war for Israel’s interests, the role of the Internet and social media in breaking through the US government’s propaganda and the rise of anti-war sentiment, Iran’s destruction of US assets in Iraq — a country which he fought in as part of the US invasion and occupation, his personal experience in occupied Palestine seeing the brutality of the Israeli occupation’s settlers and soldiers, his thoughts on War Secretary Pete Hegseth and his conduct in the war on Iran, and much more.
War on Iran: US decision-making being made by Trump’s council of one – Anthony Scaramucci
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump’s former White House communications director and founder of SkyBridge Capital. He discusses whether Trump is losing in the war against Iran and what his likely strategy will be, his belief that decision-making in the Trump administration is a ‘council of one’, the Epstein Files and whether the war is a distraction from the damaging revelations, the prospect of US boots on the grounds in Iran, his goals for the war on Iran despite his opposition to the war beginning, Joe Kent’s assertion that the war is for Israel, whether it is part of an effort to save US hegemony, the consequence of de-dollarization as oil is priced in Chinese yuan, and much more.
War on Iran: Afshin Rattansi challenges Obama’s deputy assistant secretary of state, Joel Rubin
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Joel Rubin, Barack Obama’s deputy assistant secretary of state. In a heated interview, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on his support for Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war on Iran and all of the justifications for it; ranging from Iran’s nuclear program, human rights, ballistic missile program, the failed negotiations with the United States, alleged corruption, and the underlying arguable hypocrisy behind US foreign policy. Read Joel Rubin’s Substack: https://substack.com/@joelrubin
War on Iran: Will this be the end of the US bases in the Gulf States? (Dr. Abdulaziz Sager)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, the founder and chairman of the Gulf Research Center. He discusses the anger of the Gulf States against the US and Israel for starting the war on Iran and Iran’s strikes against Gulf civilian and energy facilities, what President Donald Trump meant when he said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is “fighting with us,” the Gulf’s position on defending their countries’ territory while not joining the war on Iran, the lack of any regional consultation from Washington towards the GCC since the JCPOA, the need for a new security architecture between the GCC and Iran, whether the Gulf States will keep the US bases in the region after the war on Iran, Israel becoming a major threat to Gulf States, how Russia and China could have a bigger role in the region by pursuing deescalation with their close relationship with Iran, and much more.
War on Iran: Everything the Trump Admin. has said about this war is a disgusting lie (Brandon Weichert)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Brandon Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive and Author of ‘The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy’. What has been Iran’s strategy of escalation against the US and Israel as it faces continued aerial bombardment? What are the risks of the war on Iran escalating to a third world war involving Israel’s nukes? What does Joe Kent’s resignation over the war on Iran mean for the Trump Administration? Will IS President Donald Trump put American boots on the ground in Iran? Why did Trump pursue a war for Israel? All this and more on this episode of Going Underground.
Iran war: Dubai poses a threat to West’s position, media happy with what’s happening – Habib Al Mulla
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Habib Al Mulla, Founder of Habib Al Mulla and Partners and one of the UAE’s most respected legal authorities. He discusses the NATO-aligned media’s coverage of Dubai as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues, as well as the motives behind the narratives. He examines the state of international law as the US and Israel attack Iran, while Iran continues to attack Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. He also discusses whether the UAE might join the US-Israel coalition, the GCC’s assertions that US bases are not being used for operations against Iran, and why Iran is targeting civilian infrastructure in the Gulf – along with much more.