About this episode

George Galloway discusses the deepening crisis of Trump's presidency, Iran's refusal to negotiate, and Israel's military actions in Lebanon.

🌑 *TOTAL ECLIPSE — and the world is entering the darkness.* Donald Trump is reduced to appearing in a dump truck as the crisis around his presidency deepens, Iran says there will be **NO DEAL while Trump remains in power**, and Israel is once again raining fire on Lebanon. Tonight, George Galloway goes LIVE as another extraordinary day of war, politics and global upheaval unfolds. 🌒 And as Britain witnesses a **solar eclipse LIVE during tonight's programme**, MOATS asks whether an even bigger eclipse is taking place in Washington. Trump faces mounting pressure at home while the confrontation with Iran threatens to reshape the Middle East — and Tehran appears determined not to return to the negotiating table on Washington's terms. 🎖 *Scott Ritter* — Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector — joins George for tonight's **War Report**, examining Iran, Israel, Lebanon, the United States and the military reality behind the headlines. How dangerous is the current escalation? Could another regional war erupt? And where does Trump's strategy go from here? ✡️ *Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro* — Rabbinic Advisor to Voice of Rabbis — joins the programme for a major…

People in this episode

Host: George Galloway

Guests: Scott Ritter, Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro

Topics covered

• Trump's presidency crisis
• Iran negotiations
• Israel-Lebanon conflict
• Middle East tensions
• War Report
• Zionism and Judaism

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Israel
• Lebanon
• Middle East
• war
• politics
• eclipse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Voice of Rabbis

Places: Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States

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