Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Warren Thornton is joined by Workers Party deputy leader, and former UK Ambassador Peter Ford (Bahrain, Syria) & former MP Lembit Öpik for a comprehensive two-hour breakdown of the biggest geopolitical stories dominating the globe right now.
📌 IN THIS EPISODE:
🇮🇷 IRAN & THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS
Houthis join the war – Bab El Mandeb Strait CLOSED
US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq under heavy bombardment
The "war of Trump's face" – saving face after the failed MOU
Saudi Arabia's nuclear deal with the US – and why it's going nowhere
Iran's strategic mastery – leading America a "merry dance"
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese diplomat's nuclear warning – "If a nuclear weapon is used in our region, we will respond reciprocally."
🇺🇦 UKRAINE WAR
Russia's "sea change" in military strategy
The fall of Konstantinovka – Donbas battle imminent
Ukraine's press gangs conscripting men in their 50s
Lavrov vs Rubio in Manila – the SHORTEST meeting yet
BOMBSHELL: Russian sources say Odessa MUST be part of any peace settlement
European leaders "congenitally stupid" – keeping the war going
🇬🇧 UK POLITICS – ANDY BURNHAM'S CABINET
23 out of 27 cabinet members are Labour Friends of Israel
Burnham's calculated apology on Gaza – genuine or opportunistic?
The ICC crisis – Karim Khan under attack for charging Israel
Will Burnham defy Trump on the ICC vote?
Burnham's "low cunning" – moving Miliband away from net zero
Streeting, Healey and the defense spending squeeze
🇺🇸 AMERICA'S DOUBLE STANDARDS
Rubio's lies about Iran "begging for a deal" – EXPOSED
US military "performative" – throwing trillions at failed strategy
US-Israel military merger PASSED – "treason," say many Americans
The American "military caste" controlling foreign policy
Midterms looming – gas prices over $4 a gallon spells trouble for Trump
🇨🇳 CHINA & RUSSIA
Russia helping Iran with intelligence – China satellite support
Chinese view of Western politicians: "prostitutes in suits"
China's threat to cut off drone parts to third parties
Chinese-US trade war – rare earth leverage
🇪🇺 EUROPE
Ed Miliband meets Kaja Kallas – "utterly stupid or utterly corrupt"
EU leaders "on their knees" before Trump
Ursula von der Leyen's social media crackdown – "nonsensical"
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Warren Thornton is joined by Workers Party deputy leader, and former UK Ambassador Peter Ford (Bahrain, Syria) & former MP Lembit Öpik for a comprehensive two-hour breakdown of the biggest geopolitical stories dominating the globe right now.
📌 IN THIS EPISODE:
🇮🇷 IRAN & THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS
Houthis join the war – Bab El Mandeb Strait CLOSED
US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq under heavy bombardment
The "war of Trump's face" – saving face after the failed MOU
Saudi Arabia's nuclear deal with the US – and why it's going nowhere
Iran's strategic mastery – leading America a "merry dance"
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese diplomat's nuclear warning – "If a nuclear weapon is used in our region, we will respond reciprocally."
🇺🇦 UKRAINE WAR
Russia's "sea change" in military strategy
The fall of Konstantinovka – Donbas battle imminent
Ukraine's press gangs conscripting men in their 50s
Lavrov vs Rubio in Manila – the SHORTEST meeting yet
BOMBSHELL: Russian sources say Odessa MUST be part of any peace settlement
European leaders "congenitally stupid" – keeping the war going
🇬🇧 UK POLITICS – ANDY BURNHAM'S CABINET
23 out of 27 cabinet members are Labour Friends of Israel
Burnham's calculated apology on Gaza – genuine or opportunistic?
The ICC crisis – Karim Khan under attack for charging Israel
Will Burnham defy Trump on the ICC vote?
Burnham's "low cunning" – moving Miliband away from net zero
Streeting, Healey and the defense spending squeeze
🇺🇸 AMERICA'S DOUBLE STANDARDS
Rubio's lies about Iran "begging for a deal" – EXPOSED
US military "performative" – throwing trillions at failed strategy
US-Israel military merger PASSED – "treason," say many Americans
The American "military caste" controlling foreign policy
Midterms looming – gas prices over $4 a gallon spells trouble for Trump
🇨🇳 CHINA & RUSSIA
Russia helping Iran with intelligence – China satellite support
Chinese view of Western politicians: "prostitutes in suits"
China's threat to cut off drone parts to third parties
Chinese-US trade war – rare earth leverage
🇪🇺 EUROPE
Ed Miliband meets Kaja Kallas – "utterly stupid or utterly corrupt"
EU leaders "on their knees" before Trump
Ursula von der Leyen's social media crackdown – "nonsensical"
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Subscribe to No2Nato YouTube and Telegram https://t.me/no2nato
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