In a Substack and YouTube Live joined by thousands of viewers, Mehdi Hasan and Trita Parsi cover all of the fallout from tonight, including an explosive warning from Trita: that Trump’s strikes tonight have all but guaranteed Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon in a few years’ time.
“We are in a different, uncharted territory,” stated Trita.
“The ‘peace candidate’ has done what hawks have been dreaming of for thirty years,” says Mehdi.
Watch above to hear the discussion, the disagreements on how it happened, the role Benjamin Netanyahu has played, and the predictions of what happens next.
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So who’s going to make the referral to The Hague?
If they didn't speak for Gaza? THey will not do anything now. it is for US to pick up whatever we can, march, speak, write, protest to whoever we can, to say no.
If you want The Hague? Write a petition. This is not a point the finger time.
It's not the watch TV and tell your family how smart you are time. Action!
An expression I heard in Japan once "do not blame, fox".. Use our energy to be who we keep scolding them to be! Be the person who is capable of action!!
I intend to post this and then not sit still until the evil is stopped. I hope some of you can do the same. We bombed a country. NO ONE is going to pat us on the back or suddenly be the person we need, YOU and I must be that person. We watched, now we act
Two things : if Trump had not removed the US from the JCPOA, because he was jealous of Obama, there would have been NO justification or reason for this. I understand that the JCPOA was effective in it’s goal of containment. And why is he once again not believing his own intelligence experts in deference to a foreign leader? This is sick!
Netanyahu asked him to rip it up.
And he says nothing about the 90 odd nukes Israel has, but won’t acknowledge and sign onto oversight for!
But he thinks he qualifies for the Nobel Peace Prize! Imagine the gall? May he rot in hell!
Rush Limbaugh is waiting for him there.
State terrorism of the highest scale
and ummmm Israel has nukes. They and we (USA) are VIOOLENT CRIMINALS
Donald makes everything worse.
Trump did not have the sense or brain to resist the goading from Israel. Trump felt that he lost the pissing contest and as all bullys do, he had to be the "bigger" man.
We must follow our plans, do what we can to risk us of them, Blame is uesless.
You does what is useless. What WE DO is everything. We resist. Speak out! March
I can't think of anything more important than speaking out as much as we can... while we STILL can!
I feel the same way! If you have a way, join Indivisible. They plan marches, peaceful protests, helps us makes call, write letters but best of all, we plan at our local meetings, ALso Indivisible co-founders Leah and Ezra zoom Thursdays. Noon PST.
Their zoom is ""What's the plan?" They hold steady, tell us what actions we can take, BASED on what is occuring. Best of all? The work is to rid ourselves of an authoritative Govenment. That's the eye on the prize. They were central to the No Kings rally and are cofounders. I am mostly so grateful that they DO NOT rant, but explain, since they both had experience working with Congress, the best route to take. They keep their eye on the Constitution. WIth their experience? Their timing is spot on. I watch, I feel empowered AND I have many things to do, go write and call.
I am so glad to be able to share this and if you already knew? It's nice to talk to a kindred spirit. We can do this. We will work doing the "boring stuff" that will bring the change to this govenment. Congress is the best bet because? They need our vote and at this point, they have to care what we say.
I joined last year. I have watched them grow, plan Hands Off, and of course, No KIngs
Keep in mind how many people protested and remember that THEY feel like we do.
And you are so perceptive. Many already cannot speak out, go places, work, even leave the house. If you already knew about them? THank you for giving me this space to let people know. THere are groups everywhere, AND in "red" states also.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. This week, I will be listening to the zoom, Thursday and heard "what is the plan" For some of us? We just have to fight.
Welcome fellow fighter!!! Take care of yourself.
Thank you, Roseanne. I'm attending protests every weekend.... <3
He CAN'T make a Deal on Comprehensive Immigration Reform and he CAN'T make a Deal regarding the Iranian nuclear situation. Once again he shows he cannot make a deal and instead causes harm and puts himself in the center, just like he always does....... His leadership skills are beyond horrible and always always makes things worse for everyone involved. "Everything Trump Touches Dies"
The beginnings of another self serving grab for resources. Along with the usual we have, in this case, large deposits of Antimony and Lithium.
Iran could have a nuclear weapon within a month if China sells Iran the components in which it could put its refined nuclear material. Technically, China wouldn't be selling a weapon of mass destruction, since it would not include the key ingredient.
Why wouldn't Russia or China sell Iran another 100,000 hypersonic missiles?
Why wouldn't China sell Iran anything? How about an EMP? How about 100? Then the Iron Dome would be even more useless.
Could "Jeffrey Epstein blackmail tapes" play a role in the actions of American politicians? It's a much more likely scenario than "Common Sense" playing a role in our relations with Israel. Is it really just a combination of AIPAC's money and a herd mentality?
We shouldn't assume that Trump has a "Master Plan" because he probably doesn't know how to make one.
I expect decades of terrorist attacks; I didn't want to go to Israel anyway, not until it's all Palestine again.
I really wanted to visit Iran, but I wouldn't blame them if they refused to let any more Americans visit their lands.
I don't know, but I'm reading in Noam Chomsky's book, Understanding Power, and, just flipping through some pages, the word Mossad keeps popping up. It makes me believe that Israel is pulling the USA's strings, and not the opposite. What's really going on here?
Israel is the one pulling all the strings! Didn’t you see Donald Trump dancing???
Of course they are, & have been for decades.
100% the US is a puppet of Israel and has been for decades. AIPAC gets to virtually every senator up there with the $$$…
Once again - thank you .A voice we can trust in the chaos
Lucian Truscott predicted the bombings this weekend from his intel. Here is what I wrote about it.
https://lindaweide.substack.com/p/we-are-at-war-with-iran?r=f0qfn
I was listening to a talk on the Bulwark where Tim Miller said he was not worried about Iran targeting Atlanta with a nuke. However, now that we have joined Israel in bombing it I am going to be afraid to fly in this summer where I actually have to do transatlantic flying to take care of business. My daughter wants to fly to see friends. I am worried about bombs on my planes and other places.
Martin Belderson said that wars rarely end in less than a year. What are we in for?
We are basically owned by foreign countries and we do what they say. This is insane. Trump has definitely never been a peaceful dove.
Hell no he hasn’t !!! He’s always been a belligerent asshole ready to pick a fight; it just won’t be him taking the bullets, or losing a leg to a mine.
Completely unhinged!
He just had to stir up a hornets nest. He has no idea what is coming.
Trump says, "Mission Accomplished," because Condoleeza Netanyahu said we were "weeks away" from a "mushroom cloud."
I won't shed a tear for any American/Canadian/Brit/"Westerner" who dies for this bullshit rerun.
The Israelis will want to do to Iran what they did to Gaza.
Cheeto Junior Arrives in LA to Spew Propaganda
Cheeto Jr(JD Vance) showed up in LA to make a case for the his Nazi Gestapo tactics in terrorizing immigrant communities in Southern California Let’s remember that the underlying take away from the current Nazi regime is that EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS A LIE
Also remember that Cheeto Jr has said that in order to rebirth the country the Nazis will have to “burn it all down and start over” Yarvin his compadre in fascism has said that people will just have to get over their “dictatorphobia” And then there’s Cheeto Jr financier Thiel who oversees the Palantir software, playing the role as participant in trying to turn the US into the Third Reich
Now Cheeto Jr shows up in an LA presser to disrespect Senator Alex Padilla who was handcuffed by ICE and called him Jose Padilla(BTW convicted terrorist) to do “political theater” and an obvious racial slur Of course he called LA as a hell hole filled with criminals and rapists and thank God for the Nazi regime to round all these “terrible terrorists” up and protect federal buildings with troop deployment The Nazis need to protect Americans which is the basic problem
This was not serious Cheeto Jr was in LA to push the Nazi PROPAGANDA, a classic Cheeto Sr tactic
Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS! We can't just look away!!
Note that the democratic leadership is in line with this monstrosity…time for all democrats to get rid of fascist zionists Schumer and Jeffries.
Very important discussion.
Thank you.
Trump was put above the law by the supreme court. We didn't want a king, but John Roberts, in his majority opinion, said “no, you really should have one. Trump should be our first.”
The blood of our downfall are in the hands of Trump, Roberts, Garland, and every spineless Republican Congress member.
Mehdi, I love and appreciate your work at Zeteo! And I appreciate your passion and debate skills. But I do have one request: please stop interrupting your guests. They, too, have vey important insights to offer and it's very distracting when they can't complete a thought before you jump back in. Thank you.
I think that, for an interviewer, you do spend a disproportionate amount of time doing the talking. I should have liked to have heard more from Trita Parsi, although I suppose I can now turn to his writings....
Medhi, thank you for this excellent and very timely Town Hall. I understand that you are agitated and rightfully incensed by what has happened, but please don’t over-talk and interrupt your guests, particularly those like Parsi who are subject matter experts who bring nuance to the conversation.
Thanks for this, and as a subscriber I have to say that Zeteo appears to have vast numbers of subscribers, but also has so many journalists, documentaries, opinion pieces, shows. I feel that I have subscribed to a fully run network.
Thanks for being front and center with breaking news. It is greatly appreciated.
I am just tired of hearing the analysis , non of this change the opinions of bullies like USA and Isreal .
We need to concentrate on stopping from the start in long run for the bullies to start narratives of demonising the countries they want to destroy.
So does this mean that Russia can make up evidence and bomb Ukrainian nuclear randomly?
Please. Let your guest speak!!!!
I would have liked to hear more of the views and analysis of your guest. You kept either interrupting or taking so much time expressing your views at the expense of your guest.
Mehdi, you know you're talking too much when your guest asks you to "hold on", so he can get a word in ..
Only the beginning of the end
Usually, when I read about something 💩 has done, I go into a rage. Today, I am just sad. There are a bunch of "macho men" out there that believe they are entitled to everything. You are NOT entitled to killing innocent people. You are NOT entitled to genocide. You are not entitled to tell one country they cannot have nuclear weapons, when those pointing the finger have plenty. These are horrible people - and chief among them are netanyahu & "dear leader". I pray for the world's survival. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻☮️☮️☮️💙
Thanks a lot! I'm a subscriber and I love your work. It's incredible what's going on, and I'm just thinking that we have 3.5 more years of this guy! I'm Portuguese, and I truly hope that this could be a lesson to everyone, and that people stop supporting these lunatic guys!
This is so disturbing 🥲
I would argue Epstein files on the work! Commander of shit cant resist blackmails of bibi.
Thanks
And Israel has over 90 nukes, that they refuse to acknowledge and thus sign no nuclear agreement! Where is the outrage?
I can't help but feel that the primary reason Trump launched strikes on Iran is because an FT journalist previously called him a "TACO" president - Trump Always Chickens Out.
Thanks so much for this interview with Trita Parsi. I can't think of a better person to question at this moment.
Please, please, speak a little slower!
I think that Iran, needs to exercise immense composure, and call out Trump’s bluff. Go to the negotiating table, with a clean heart, (despite what we all know will unfold anyway) and demonstrate to the world, that you haven’t capitulated, rather you show, that despite taking this action, Israel will still find a way, to go to war anyway; and that will cause a massive rebellion in the USA. Iran needs to play chess, and if and when the shit hits the fan, then it’s all out war!! At least history will see, that Islam, means PEACE, and Iran tried everything to accomplish that PEACE!
Mehdi, can I put you to a challenge worthy of your attention? Please take on Laura Kuenssberg of the BBC. The interview you can have with her with not only be explosive, it will inevitably, expose the BBC’s so called impartiality! Given she has such a big mouth, may I invite you to “shut it”, once even if not forever!
Bombs for peace never worked, look at the Iraq invasions without real facts, evidence. This smells like the same scenario. Trump/Israel footprint is evident they are both in regime chance, and dominance in the Middle East. Where’s the middle east and European countries voice? I believe Russia will take advantage of this trumpian/Israeli move
This attack did everything but decelerate Iran's nuclear program.
Thanks so much for this!!
"War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength."
Grrrrrr . . .
Of course not, the corrupt 6 gave him immunity