Iran Strike II - Return to the Gulf - After Dark

Iran Strike II - Return to the Gulf - After Dark

March 5, 2026 · 2h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent US and Israeli air strikes on Iran and the global reactions to these events.

On February 28th, 2026, the US and Israel launched over 900 air strikes on Iranian air defense and missile sites, after weeks of military buildups in the region, and at the time of this publication has escalated to over 2,000 individual targets struck in the past few days within Iran. Among the casualties was Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and in retaliation Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Tel Aviv and cities and US military bases in the surrounding Gulf States. Opinion around the world was extremely mixed, with many Iranian expats cheering the move, hoping for a return of the Shah, while many others condemned the attacks as flagrant aggression. Where this leads is uncertain, but what is increasingly clear is US President Donald Trump has broken multiple campaign promises not to conduct regime change wars, shown himself to prioritize Zionist interests over concerns at home, and conveniently timed this attack to coincide with hearings of prominent politicians like the Clintons regarding their collusion with sex trafficker and likely Mossad agent Jeffrey Epstein. -- Brought to you by -- Very special guest Hangi from the PNW Music Project (details…

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Hosts: Adam Smith, Nick Mason

Guest: Hangi

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Organizations: US, Israel, Mossad, PNW Music Project, Clintons, Jeffrey Epstein

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