{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/68544fa84dd392b0fb7cb551?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran\"s Supreme Leader Fires Back at Trump with Final Warning!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/1750355809427-675d3c27-161f-4aaf-97ae-4611a6ab7da2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>U.S. backs Israel to maintain power, oil control, and stop global de-dollarization.</h2><p><br></p><p><strong>Nima Rostami Alkhorshid:</strong></p><ol><li>What is the broader historical context of U.S. involvement in the Middle East, particularly with Iran and Israel?</li><li>Why does the U.S. continue to support Israel despite global criticism?</li><li>How do U.S.-Iran tensions relate to the broader geopolitical struggle over de-dollarization and colonialism?</li><li>Is a potential U.S. attack on Iran driven by Israeli interests or larger U.S. strategic goals?</li><li>What are the implications of escalating tensions between the U.S., Iran, and its allies like Russia and China?</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Richard Wolff:</strong></p><ol><li>The U.S. involvement in the Middle East is part of the end of centuries-long colonialism, where former colonies are asserting independence, and the West is trying to resist this shift.</li><li>Israel survives only because of U.S. backing; without it, it could not withstand regional opposition. It serves as a proxy for U.S. control of oil and regional influence.</li><li>Tensions with Iran are tied to U.S. efforts to halt China’s Belt and Road Initiative and maintain financial dominance by blocking alternative economic alliances.</li><li>Israel is a junior partner; the U.S. is pulling the strings. The conflict serves American imperial strategy more than Israeli national interest.</li><li>Escalation will likely fail, as history shows that empires cannot stop the march of decolonization and multipolarity.</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Michael Hudson:</strong></p><ol><li>U.S. policy in the Middle East is about maintaining control over oil and preventing countries from escaping the dollar-based financial system.</li><li>The U.S. has long sought to divide Iran ethnically to weaken it, similar to strategies used against Russia and China.</li><li>Iran is key to U.S. plans to block China’s Silk Road and Russia’s access to southern trade routes, making it central to global power struggles.</li><li>While Israel may believe it acts independently, it is ultimately controlled by U.S. interests and used to distract attention from American imperialism.</li><li>A war with Iran would be economically self-defeating for the U.S., accelerating global de-dollarization and increasing inflation worldwide.</li></ol>","author_name":"Nima Rostami Alkhorshid"}