The Taboo of Imperial Decline ... Extended

Updated 2026-06-20: Added an article by Trita Parsi to sources.Published: 2026-06-19The ‘download’ button is hidden behind the ‘…’ button hidden in the “player” image above.This episode extends:* The Taboo of Imperial Decline; YesXorNo; 2026-06-13Correction:* Said “Indonesia” meant “India” [with Pakistan] as a regional nuclear armed state.and/or you can support this work via Buy Me A Coffee or Patreon.Sources“The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America and their allies in the current war, ...”; Memorandum of Understanding [official text]; Iran and US [via Iran’s national English language publisher — PressTV]; 2026-06-17CENTCOM Announces End of US Blockade on Iran; Dave DeCamp; Antiwar; 2026-06-18“Our great Naval Ships will remain in the general area to make sure that all aspects of the agreement are adhered to, obeyed and in full force and effect,”[CENTCOM]* Maybe CENTCOM will fire on Israel if its genocidal military does not withdraw from Lebanon?India signals rethink over West Asia; M. K. Bhadrakumar; Indian Punchline; 2026-06-13Ben Gurion CEO: 2-3 Million Flight Cancellations Expected This Summer; JFeed; Archive.today; 2026-05-28Other interesting topics …Post-Iran war: The end of an era, not to decline, but as a trigger to abrupt change; Alastair Crooke; Strategic Culture; 2026-06-15Trump, the Democrats and the Courage To End a Failed War; Trita Parsi; Antiwar, Viewpoints; 2026-06-18They Tried To Deport Me, Went On Tucker’s Show, And Trump Has Ended His Idiotic War; Joshua Scheer; Scheerpost; 2026-06-18“… why Democrats should resist mirroring the Republican strategy of 2015, in which they attacked the JCPOA with a plethora of bad-faith accusations.Trump currently owns this failed war, but if the Democrats help torpedo the MOU and war resumes, then they will co-own the next war. Trump’s disaster will become theirs as well.I also explain how this is how endless wars are born. They become interminable when leaders convince themselves that ending them without victory is politically more costly than continuing them without hope. Once that trap is sprung, every setback becomes an argument for one more deployment, one more escalation, one more year.”[Trita Parsi]Sentencing the Innocent; Craig Murray; Craig Murray; 2026-06-13UK Appeals Court Restores Terrorist Ban on Palestine Action; Stephen Prager; Consortium News; 2026-06-15The UK Joins the Pirates; Craig Murray; Craig Murray; 2026-06-15Fealty to Israel; Jonathan Cook; Consortium News; 2026-06-18VideosThe War On Iran Is Far From Over w/ Patrick Henningsen; Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris; Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris; 2026-06-18Iranian Victory & Rise of Greater Eurasia; Glenn Diesen interviews Pepe Escobar; Glenn Diesen; 2026-06-18IRAN Says Israel Must Leave Lebanon, Israel Refuses. Trump Makes His Move!; Alkhorshid interviews Elijah Magnier; Dialogue Works; 2026-06-17Iran War Ends Today? Threats of Deporting Trita Parsi; Glenn Diesen interviews Trita Parsi; Glenn Diesen; 2026-06-13Iran Steps In – Israel Refuses to Withdraw as Hezbollah CRUSHES the Buffer Zone; Alkhorshid interviews Seyed M. Marandi; Dialogue Works; 2026-06-16Copyleft: CC0 Get full access to YesXorNo at yesxorno.substack.com/subscribe