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.
CIA whistleblower Prof. Melvin Goodman on US war on Iran, Ukraine proxy war, Epstein Files & more
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CIA veteran Prof. Melvin Goodman. In an at times heated interview, Afshin Rattansi and Prof. Goodman cover the looming US war on Iran and why the focus will be Iranian ballistic missiles, Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the Ukraine proxy war and one of the causes being NATO expansion to Russia’s borders, the beginning of a new Russia-China-US nuclear arms race after the expiry of the New START treaty, the Epstein files and whether Israel is pressuring Donald Trump via blackmail, the US’ ‘takeover’ of Venezuela and regime change campaign against Cuba, the ‘mediocrity’ of Trump’s cabinet team, and much more.
US won’t get what it wants through war on Iran – ex-senior State Department adviser Alan Eyre
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Alan Eyre, a former senior adviser for Iran and first Persian-language spokesperson at the US State Department. He discusses the Trump administration’s strategic ambiguity and inconsistency towards Iran regarding the nuclear program, missiles, and regime change, whether China and Russia will come to Iran’s rescue for economic and military aid, the weakening of the Iranian economy by the US and structural economic problems, Iran’s continued deterrence via hypersonic missiles, whether Iran should pursue nuclear weapons as a deterrent against the US and nuclear-armed Israel, the power of the Israel lobby as war with Iran looms, Israel’s goal being the annihilation of Iran rather than a US-Iran deal, whether he would advise Trump to use military action against Iran, and much more.
BRICS must ‘step up’, otherwise Trump will pick off US’ rivals one by one – Dr. Victoria Panova
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Victoria Panova, Head of Russia’s BRICS Expert Council who participated at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. She discusses the shadow of a US war on Iran hanging over the region, the status of Saudi Arabia’s invitation to join BRICS and Javier Milei’s rejection of BRICS membership for Argentina, the BRICS New Development Bank as an alternative to the Washington-dominated World Bank and IMF, Brazil’s Lula Da Silva vetoing BRICS membership for Venezuela, the subsequent kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores by Donald Trump and the silence of BRICS and the international community. In the second half, she discusses why Donald Trump believes BRICS is an anti-US bloc, building an independent payment system and the use of non-dollar currencies, Trump’s tariff war against BRICS nations, Donald Trump being the ‘best thing’ to happen to BRICS, and much more.
Netanyahu blackmailing Trump over Iran using Epstein files – ex-Israeli intel officer Ari Ben-Menashe
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe about the Epstein files. He discusses his belief that Israel is holding sensitive information which they would release if they felt Donald Trump was threatening Israel, Jeffrey Epstein’s history of working as a Mossad agent to attain compromising blackmail on Western politicians, his allegations that MI6 is working with Israel amid the revelations about Peter Mandelson in the Epstein files, the Western media’s claims that Epstein was a Russian agent and Israel being behind the cover-up, his belief that Benjamin Netanyahu would sabotage a US-Iran deal with damaging Epstein material against Trump and other US officials, the previous Israeli policy of supporting Hamas and the turn to destroying Palestinians, his belief that Trump wants Netanyahu out of power, the possibility of Israel using nuclear weapons against Iran, former British Prince Andrew’s role as Epstein’s useful idiot, and much more.
Between NATO & US annexation: What is Greenland’s future? (Greenland Minister Naaja Nathanielsen)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s Minister of Business, Mineral Resources & Energy. She discusses the US betrayal of Greenland following Donald Trump’s plans to annex Greenland, her policies on banning uranium mining and natural resource extraction, Greenland’s NATO membership and the accusation that it makes Greenland a target for Russia and China, her view of China as a competitor rather than a potential partner, whether Greenlanders see Trump’s annexation plan as leverage against Denmark to gain full independence, the lower rates of poverty in Denmark compared to Greenland and the lack of sovereignty over US bases, Trump’s offer of $100,000 to every Greenlander in exchange for annexation, Denmark’s arming of Israel for the genocide in Gaza, whether the US threats over Greenland signal the beginning of the end of NATO, and much more.
Netanyahu and Israel lobby leading US to war against Iran (CMSGT. Dennis Fritz)
In this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CMSGT. Dennis Fritz, a former adviser to the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Richard Myers. He discusses the Trump administration’s crackdown against anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota and how it’s a training ground for repression against the American population, Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and what the motivations are behind his threats, the looming threat of a US-led regime change war against Iran, America’s failed use of unrest in Iran to bring down the Iranian government, which makes war more likely, whether Saudi Arabia and the UAE can dissuade Trump from attacking Iran while the Israel lobby and Benjamin Netanyahu are persuading Trump into going to war, whether China will imminently move to reintegrate Taiwan by force, and much more.