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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 28 MIN

Iran Forces US to the Table, Nord Stream & US Withdrawal from Germany | Fabian Scheidler

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In this episode of The Source, our leading editor Zain Raza interviews journalist and author Fabian Scheidler about the latest geopolitical developments. The conversation begins with the newest developments surrounding the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, including the competing theories about who was responsible and the recent arrests linked to the Andromeda yacht theory. The interview then turns to the growing tensions between Germany and the United States following the Iran war, including Washington’s planned troop withdrawal from Germany and the halting of Tomahawk missile deployments. They also examine the latest escalation surrounding the US-Israeli war on Iran, from “Project Freedom” and the confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz to renewed diplomatic efforts amid threats of further war. Finally, the discussion turns to Ukraine and Europe’s expanding role through massive financial support and growing military-industrial cooperation with Ukraine. ABOUT FABIAN SCHEIDLER: Fabian Scheidler, born in 1968, studied history and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin and theater directing at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt/M. Since 2001, he has worked as a freelance writer for print media, television, theater and opera. In 2009, he founded the independent television magazine Kontext TV with David Goeßmann. Otto Brenner Media Prize for critical journalism (2009). As a dramaturge and playwright, he worked for many years for the Grips Theater in Berlin. In 2013, his opera “Death of a Banker” (music: Andreas Kersting) premiered at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Görlitz. In 2015, Fabian Scheidler’s book “Das Ende der Megamaschine. Geschichte einer scheiternden Zivilisation” by Promedia Verlag (Vienna). The Robert Jungk Library for Future Studies selected it as one of the “TOP 10 Future Literature 2015”. Visit his website here: https://www.megamaschine.org/en/ Support our independent & non-profit journalism today with a donation: ► PayPal: [email protected] ► Patreon: https://bit.ly/2xbLFIp ► Betterplace (Credit Card incl.): https://bit.ly/2O7iwci ► INT. BANK ACC: DE89430609678224073600 ----------------- Follow us online: ► PODCAST: https://actvism-english.podbean.com/ ► RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/acTVismMunich ► TELEGRAM: https://t.me/acTVismMunich ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acTVism/ ► Instagram: actv_munich ► Website: http://www.actvism.org/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/acTVismMunich ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/acTVismMunich/

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