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EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 28 MIN

Prof. John Mearsheimer Explains Why Iran War MUST END & why US Will Reduce Middle East Presence

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago. He discusses the reports of the depletion of US critical munitions in the war on Iran including THAAD and Patriot missiles and inability of the US to escalate against Iran now, the influence of Rupert Murdoch and the role of his media outlets in manufacturing consent for the war on Iran, the future of US bases in the Gulf states after Iran’s barrages of missiles and drones, Zelensky’s apology for attacking Iranian vessels in the Caspian Sea, why drones have averted complete collapse for Ukraine but sped up the end of the war with Russia’s severe response to Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks, why sanctions have failed against Russia & Iran and only made their population more militant than their leaders, Türkiye’s understanding that it is next for Israel after Iran, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Trump's Threats to Destroy Iran(00:01:38) - Trump's War on Iran(00:09:16) - U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf(00:13:13) - Drones in the Ukraine(00:16:47) - Does Sanctions Cause Civilian Violence in Iran?(00:19:24) - Turkey Tipped Off Iran About the Funding of the Kurds(00:26:37) - Trump's foreign policy

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