Radio Jedaal English

0:00 Introduction — Professor Radhika Desai and the crisis of US hegemony1:15 Why did the US-Israel war on Iran happen? Competing explanations3:40 Israel lobby vs structural American strategy7:20 Was the war really connected to China and global energy control?12:10 How Radhika Desai defines multipolarity16:45 Did the war expose the limits of US military and economic power?21:30 Did Iran change the meaning of multipolarity?26:40 Why China did not directly intervene for Iran31:00 China is not the Soviet Union: beyond Cold War thinking36:20 China’s relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf41:10 Did Beijing pressure Iran toward negotiations?46:00 Energy routes, maritime chokepoints, and global trade50:30 Sanctions, financial coercion, and the future of US power58:25 Can Iran survive while waiting for de-dollarisation?1:03:10 Why China cannot simply “save” Iran economically1:07:45 The dollar system and the slow emergence of alternatives1:12:40 BRICS, elites, and the contradictions of multipolarity1:16:20 What Iranian policymakers may still misunderstand1:18:20 Final reflections: hope, sovereignty, and the future of West Asia

Dr Shahd Hammouri, a Palestinian raised in Jordan, is a Lecturer in International Law and Legal Theory at the University of Kent. She is the author of the forthcoming book Corporate War Profiteering and International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2026).In this conversation, recorded on day 30 of the US and Israel’s war on Iran, we discuss how both states engineer fragmentation, disunity, confusion, and cognitive dissonance within the communities subjected to their attacks, bombardment, and occupation.

Is the Israel-Iran war about to escalate beyond control? In this exclusive interview, former UN weapons inspector and US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter breaks down Iran’s military strategy, the nuclear question, and whether Donald Trump could enter the war in support of Israel. We discuss: Why this is an existential war for both Israel and Iran Whether Iran needs a nuclear bomb to deter future attacks What role the U.S. might play—and how Trump could shift the balance

Israeli dissident Miko Peled breaks down the June 12 attack on Iran, exposing the lies behind Israel’s "self-defense" narrative. From inside the Israeli elite, he explains what could stop Netanyahu—and what Iran must do next. What message does Peled have for Iranians who support Israel?

Since October 7th, the corporate media has done its best to mask Israel's genocide. These stories have not been innocent mistakes or, at best, biased reporting on past events. They have been powerful weapons in the hands of the Israeli army, strategically used in critical moments as complements to military moves. Few independent journalists have tried to debunk these stories and unmask this genocidal war for what it is. The Grayzone is one such organization, and Max Blumenthal is one of the examples of such journalists.

In conversation with Dror Dayan, filmmaker and academic.