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Donald Trump has pledged to escalate the economic pressure on Iran by blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: Victor Orban has been trounced in Hungary’s general election, and Tucker Carlson clashes with the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Trump is spiraling as he appears to sabotage his own ceasefire deal, raising serious questions about what comes next. Meanwhile, Melania suddenly steps into the spotlight with a bizarre press conference on Epstein, and new economic data paints an increasingly troubling picture. Ben, Brett, and Jordy break it all down and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/th...

In this one-off event to mark the Death in Westminster podcast, Professor Kojo Koram and Dr Dalia Gebrial were joined by expert guests to uncover how secret offshore billions are ruining Britain. In front of a live audience at EartH in Hackney, they spoke to Peter Geoghegan, investigative journalist and founder of the influential Democracy for Sale newsletter, and Stephanie Brobbey, a “recovering”...

The 1990s were a decade of mass technological disruption, as the internet was rolled out across the globe, and we logged on for the first time. In China, the arrival of the internet was swiftly followed by what has come to be known as the ‘great firewall’, a complex matrix of censorship, surveillance and state control. From that point on, there were two internets: the World Wide Web, and the Chine...

Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran continues to isolate the US, as Keir Starmer says he is “fed up” with the President’s impact on UK energy costs. Plus: Trump turns on former MAGA allies, Melania denies ever having known Jeffrey Epstein, a clash between Peter Hitchens and Zoe Strimpel reveals the divide between conservatives over the war on Iran, and the Greens are predicted to have another surpr...

Will the New Cold War turn into World War III? For fifty years, Alfred McCoy has exposed covert operations. In 1972 he uncovered the CIA and French intelligence’s complicity with the heroin trade during the Vietnam War – research that the CIA tried to suppress. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Following his threat to destroy “a whole civilisation” if his demands to Iran were not met, Donald Trump has now declared complete victory, with Iran and the US entering a 2-week ceasefire. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Between continued assaults by Israel on Lebanon, and mixed messaging from both Tehran and the White House, the US-Iran ceasefire is on increasingly shaky ground. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Trump has threatened that “A whole civilisation will die tonight” if his demands to Iran are not met. Plus: Sina Toosi explains what winning would actually look like for Tehran, US and Israeli forces bomb a synagogue, and the BBC make an eyebrow-raising correction to their reporting on the war. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants in an expletive-laden Truth Social Post, and the U.S. account of its rescue of two airmen inside Iran raises more questions than it answers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Iran has shot down a US fighter plane. We ask whether a US defeat is on the horizon. Plus: Pete Hegseth has fired the US Army’s top general. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Liberalism, in one form or another, has been the prevailing political ideology of the past 200 years. It has become so pervasive, as an ideology, that it lays claim to the middle ground and common sense itself. But liberalism is a set of dogmas and doctrines like any other political ideology, and unfathomable horrors as well as huge advances have been made in its name. Become a supporter of this p...

Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran, oil prices skyrocketed in response. Plus: Reform have pitched themselves squarely at pensioners in a recent press conference, Labour’s disability cuts are coming in just 4 days and we talk about the fundamentalist religious theocracy that has the world in its grip; the USA. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--64...

Trump says the “job in Iran” could be finished within 2 or 3 weeks. Plus: We interview The Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, and the case for Chinese leadership and a new world order. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

The Knesset has passed a bill making it near-compulsory to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of acts of terrorism resulting in the death of an Israeli. Plus: Trump says US allies should “just take” oil from the Strait of Hormuz, we discuss Iranian monarchism amongst the diaspora, and youth support for Reform falls to just 8%. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake...

In the last decade and a half, society has got vastly more politicised: Occupy, Black Lives Matter, the Me Too Movement and many other movements besides mobilised hundreds of millions of people around the world. So, where are the massive organisations that big mobilisations brought in the 20th century? They don’t exist. For all the increased political activity, society hasn’t become much more orga...

Donald Trump insists that positive talks are happening to end the illegal war in Iran Plus: Israel admits using a fake photo of the journalist they murdered, and Abby Martin discusses her documentary ‘Earth's Greatest Enemy’. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Donald Trump has extended his ultimatum to Iran, now threatening to bomb energy and desalination plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened within 10 days rather than 48 hours. Plus: The New World Happiness Report suggests that English-speaking countries are among the most miserable in the world, and Novara’s Steven Methven reports on his time in Havana. Become a supporter of this podcast: https...

Trump says U.S.’s NATO allies have done “absolutely nothing” to aid the illegal war on Iran Plus: A man filmed ‘Intimidating’ Al Jazeera Journalists in Golders Green is a Met police officer, does the UK need a ‘DOGE of the Left’?, and a huge blow for big tech.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

"Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you," says Iranian military spokesperson Plus: What the West gets wrong about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and Americans don’t know where Iran is Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Donald Trump has issued a shocking ultimatum to Iran: submit, or face the destruction of its civilian infrastructure and the total devastation of the country within hours. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Hours after threatening to “decimate” Iran’s infrastructure and warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” Donald Trump abruptly backed down—announcing a last-minute two-week ceasefire that Iran has accepted, with Tehran claiming a “historic victory.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

As Israel expands its war across the region, Lebanon is once again in the crosshairs. Israeli officials are openly calling for pushing the border to the Litani River, annexing southern Lebanon, and preventing displaced civilians from returning. At the same time, the country is being bombed, depopulated, and pushed toward internal collapse. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister, discusses Cuba’s response to escalating U.S. threats of invasion, its decades-long struggle against the U.S. blockade, and an intensifying economic war under the Trump administration. Vic Mensa, musician and activist, joins the show to discuss his experience in Cuba as part of the recent Nuestra América convoy to break the US blockade and...

The Strait of Hormuz is closed, energy infrastructure is under attack, and U.S. bases are increasingly vulnerable. Israel and Washington are escalating. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .