Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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As a new phase of the US-Israeli war on Iran begins, both Netanyahu and Trump face political crises at home and the likelihood of a global economic crisis. Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke joins The Chris Hedges Report to make sense of what's to come.

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(0:00) Intro
(2:45) Escalatory deterrence
(5:40) The Lebanese shift
(15:19) Netanyahu’s crisis
(16:46) Trump’s crisis
(25:53) Is time running out for Trump?
(33:41) How is Israel going to respond?
(35:30) The growing crisis inside Israel
(44:50) Effects of degrading of US military
(50:48) Outro