PAUL EDWARDS—With the faeces fully in the fan now, Trump, has fused himself to Iran and the future of the Middle East from this time forward, so that it will ineluctably define the urban hillbilly ignoramus for all time. His aggression has detonated an explosion in that critically mangled, malappropriated part of the world that is irreversible, and that has insured that the arrogant vivisectioning that made it the time bomb it became can never be reconstituted.

It will be tragic in the dimension of innocent human suffering that will likely result—an extension of the race murder perpetrated by the psychotic Nazi ethnostate, doomed Israel—yet the pathetic history of Mankind has shown it is only through human blood and misery that the iron forms of human subjection are overthrown.

JUDGE NAP—Trump appears to be losing control over the conflict, with escalating military deployments (e.g., 82nd Airborne, Marine Expeditionary Units) but no clear exit strategy.

Any attempt to seize strategic points like Qeshm Island would be logistically and militarily extremely difficult due to Iranian control, terrain, and defensive capabilities.

The existing topography and Iranian artillery, drones, submarines, and missile coverage make such operations highly risky and possibly futile.

SABBY SABS—The discussion with Professor Marandi provides a detailed critique of the current Middle East conflict from an Iranian perspective. It underscores the centrality of US military presence in escalating regional tensions, the unity and determination of the Iranian people, and the severe global risks posed by continued warfare, including nuclear escalation and economic collapse. It also highlights the role of media manipulation and political deceit in shaping public narratives about the war.

EI—Jon Elmer, contributing editor, covers the third week of the war across the region, including developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon. This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada’s livestream on day 895 of the Gaza genocide. Ali Abunimah, Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer were joined by Iranian scholar Setareh Sadeqi.