Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=YL8rXeNkXsQ&feature=youtu.be

Alastair Crooke details what may have occurred in the critical moments leading up to the American-Israeli war on Iran. It appears, based on his knowledge, that Israel indeed may have pressured the White House into the conflict without much consideration of the consequences.

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