About this episode

Max Blumenthal and guests discuss war crimes in Iran, economic chaos from US-Israeli actions, and political issues in Lebanon and the UK.

Wyatt Reed joins Max Blumenthal to discuss his recent reporting trip to Iran, where he documented US-Israeli war crimes and surveyed the country’s political and economic landscape. Aaron Mate also joins to cover Trump’s half-baked plans to open the Strait of Hormuz, the economic chaos brought on by the US-Israeli war, the conflict in Lebanon, the latest crackdown on Palestine organizing in the UK following hysteria over a violent incident, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Max Blumenthal

Guests: Wyatt Reed, Aaron Mate

Topics covered

• US-Israeli war crimes
• Iran political landscape
• Trump's plans
• economic chaos
• Lebanon conflict
• Palestine organizing
• UK crackdown

Keywords

• war crimes
• Iran
• Trump
• economic chaos
• Lebanon
• Palestine
• UK
• Strait of Hormuz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US-Israeli

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon, UK, Palestine

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