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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 29 MIN

War on Iran is part of US plan to revive Western colonialism and exploit Global South

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and colonizing southern Lebanon. Ben Norton explains the imperialist plan. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xa_Kahzhic Topics 0:00 Geopolitical context of Iran war 0:37 (CLIP) Trump vows to expand US empire 0:56 Plans to expand US empire 1:21 Colonial Donroe Doctrine 2:13 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil 2:32 US military attacks Latin America 3:17 Lula: "They want to colonize us again" 3:51 US dominance declines, China rises 4:59 Trump threatens BRICS 6:25 Plans to revive Western colonialism 7:19 (CLIP) Marco Rubio praises colonialism 8:32 Marco Rubio 9:13 US oil blockade of Cuba 10:19 (CLIP) Trump hopes to "take Cuba" 10:49 US plan to recolonize Cuba 12:31 (CLIP) Trump on Cuban sugar barons 12:47 Exiled Cuban oligarchs in Florida 13:05 Cuban Revolution 13:48 Miami mafia 14:42 When Cuba was a US colony 15:39 US plans to colonize Greenland 15:53 Critical minerals supply chain 17:03 US attempt to save hegemony 17:45 (CLIP) Trump: USA will "own" Gaza 18:08 Israel is annexing West Bank 18:24 Israel invaded South Lebanon 19:48 Oil and gas in Middle East 20:21 Netanyahu's colonial Iran speech 20:56 (CLIP) Netanyahu on "barbarians" 21:32 (CLIP) Pete Hegseth on "savages" 21:48 Colonial rhetoric 22:25 (CLIP) Trump cites Manifest Destiny 22:45 Colonial propaganda 24:36 Gilded Age redux 26:39 Attempt to reverse decolonization 27:53 Will war backfire on US empire? 29:43 Outro

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The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and colonizing southern Lebanon. Ben Norton explains the imperialist plan. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xa_Kahzhic Topics 0:00 Geopolitical context of Iran war 0:37 (CLIP) Trump vows to expand US empire 0:56 Plans to expand US empire 1:21 Colonial Donroe Doctrine 2:13 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil 2:32 US military attacks Latin America 3:17 Lula: "They want to colonize us again" 3:51 US dominance declines, China rises 4:59 Trump threatens BRICS 6:25 Plans to revive Western colonialism 7:19 (CLIP) Marco Rubio praises colonialism 8:32 Marco Rubio 9:13 US oil blockade of Cuba 10:19 (CLIP) Trump hopes to "take Cuba" 10:49 US plan to recolonize Cuba 12:31 (CLIP) Trump on Cuban sugar barons 12:47 Exiled Cuban oligarchs in Florida 13:05 Cuban Revolution 13:48 Miami mafia 14:42 When Cuba was a US colony 15:39 US plans to colonize Greenland 15:53 Critical minerals supply chain 17:03 US attempt to save hegemony 17:45 (CLIP) Trump: USA will "own" Gaza 18:08 Israel is annexing West Bank 18:24 Israel invaded South Lebanon 19:48 Oil and gas in Middle East 20:21 Netanyahu's colonial Iran speech 20:56 (CLIP) Netanyahu on "barbarians" 21:32 (CLIP) Pete Hegseth on "savages" 21:48 Colonial rhetoric 22:25 (CLIP) Trump cites Manifest Destiny 22:45 Colonial propaganda 24:36 Gilded Age redux 26:39 Attempt to reverse decolonization 27:53 Will war backfire on US empire? 29:43 Outro

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