Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

Going Underground
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We ask the questions mainstream media avoid. Current affairs and geopolitics. Produced independently from Dubai, UAE. Hosted by award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi. https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv

  1. 2d ago

    ‘War on Iran is Bringing Iran Closer to a NUCLEAR BOMB— Ex-Chief of Israel’s Shin Bet Ami Ayalon

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Director of Shin Bet Admiral Ami Ayalon. He discusses why Israel’s wars against Palestinians and the Arabs are wars that Israel wants, why the perpetual war will hasten the end of the Zionist project, why he supposed the JCPOA nuclear deal in opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli government, the failures and shameful actions of Benjamin Netanyahu from Gaza to Lebanon to Iran, Israel’s financial support for Hamas prior to 2023, why he feels Israel does not understand its enemy: the Palestinian people, why the US-Israeli war on Iran has brought Iran closer to making the decision to build a nuclear weapon, Israel’s treatment of whistleblower of Mordechai Vanunu who exposed Israel’s nuclear weapons programme, why Israel has never been attacked by Al Qaeda or ISIS, and much more.

  2. 4d ago

    Iran: Israel is USING UP US Power as the Unipolar World Ends— Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy. He discusses the state of the Trump-Netanyahu relationship as the Iran quagmire deepens and why the frustrations haven’t made a difference to US foreign policy, the Israel-Lebanon deal and how it overwhelmingly favours of Israel, the reasons for the failures of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, why Israel has not gotten involved in the resumed war on the Iran so far, J.D. Vance’s political calculations behind his recent comments against Israel, how Israel is trying to strengthening its regional ambitions using up American power as the unipolar world ends, the unpopularity of the war on Iran in the United States, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Going Underground(00:01:37) - The state of the US-Israel relationship(00:04:24) - Israel's role in the Lebanon deal(00:07:08) - Afshin: On the MoU(00:13:24) - Daniel Levy on JD Vance's Comment on Israel's Plans for Iran(00:23:23) - Daniel Levy: Can Iran Continue Without America?

  3. Jul 21

    Donald Trump KNOWS Iran Has WON the War and is Risking a GLOBAL DEPRESSION—Doug Bandow

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Doug Bandow. Former Special Assistant to Ronald Reagan and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He discusses the risk of a global Great Depression following the resumption of the war on Iran and the looming prospect of a catastrophic energy shock in the US, why Donald Trump knows he must end the war on Iran quickly, whether the echo chamber of neocons around Trump can tell Trump he made a mistake by starting the war, the Gulf States’ view of the war on Iran and their defence against Iranian capabilities, whether Iran could already have a nuclear weapon, Trump’s potential pivot to Ukraine as the NATO-Russia proxy war continues to escalate, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Going Underground: Trump's Threats to Iran, and More(00:01:11) - Do Trump Realize He Lost the Iran War?(00:08:24) - Trump on Iran's Military Tactic(00:13:10) - Iran Has a Nuclear Weapon(00:15:04) - Sen. Ron Johnson: Congress should veto spending for war in Iran(00:17:02) - Putin Has Been Waiting for an America-Russia Deal(00:22:03) - Trump's Approach to China(00:24:22) - Going Underground

  4. Jul 18

    Col. Larry Wilkerson: The World Is SLEEPWALKING Into Potential NUCLEAR WAR Over Iran

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson. He discusses Trump’s war on Iran being part of Washington’s conflict against China, the transformation of the US military into a mercenary military as most armed forces service people don’t know why they are fighting Iran, the propaganda for US military-industrial complex companies and their ineffective weaponry, Iran’s ultimate leverage being the Strait of Hormuz and their nuclear program, the world sleepwalking into a potential nuclear war over Iran, the psychological warfare campaign in the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine, the US’ flagrant violations of international law and the possibility of either a civil war or coup d’état in the United States leading up to the midterms, China’s concern over a direct war against the US as Washington’s empire continues to decline, the sidelining of the Palestinian issue and the Gaza genocide as the world focuses on the US-Israeli war on Iran, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Going Undercover: Washington's Crackdown on Iran(00:01:37) - Lawrence Wilkerson on Trump's War on Iran(00:07:41) - Rtx, Lockheed Martin on the Iran Strike(00:10:08) - Former Chief of Staff at the US State Department on the Patriots(00:13:37) - Colonel Powell on Iran's Nuclear Program(00:21:40) - Trump's War on the First Amendment(00:23:44) - Trump on Saudi Arabia, China(00:26:00) - Former Presidential Special Assistant Larry Wilkerson on Israel and the Palestinians

  5. Jul 13

    CMSGT. Dennis Fritz: Israel’s Influence Over Trump’s Pentagon Is EVEN WORSE Than Under Bush!

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CMSGT. Dennis Fritz, Former Principal Advisor to Richard Myers, who became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He discusses why he believes the US-Iran MoU will be torpedoed by Donald Trump’s negotiation tactics and the influence of Israel, the possibility of an Israeli false flag to drag the US back into the unpopular war against Iran, why he believes some of the attacks on GCC countries were carried out by Israel as false flags to frame Iran, the amount of influence Israel has over the Pentagon now under Pete Hegseth and the Trump Administration, whether there is a risk of Israel assassinating Donald Trump in the ultimate false flag attack, Donald Trump’s potential pivot to Ukraine and whether he would be successful in negotiating a peace deal, his surprise at Vladimir Putin allowing the Ukraine proxy war to go on for so long without a decisive victory, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Trump's Secret War on Iran(00:01:14) - Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz on Deadly Betrayal(00:02:40) - Dennis Fritz: MoU was done in good faith(00:11:42) - Chief Master Sergeant: Israel Has Influence in the Pentagon(00:14:36) - Israel Could Assassinate Trump(00:20:04) - Putin's War in Ukraine

  6. Jul 11

    Ukraine Proxy War: Europe’s Elites & US Neocons Want the DISSOLUTION of Russia —James Carden

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to James Carden, Ex-Asvisor to the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission at the US State Department. He discusses Trump’s remarks at an increasingly fractured NATO Summit and the continuing war on Iran, why he believes that the Trump Administration isn’t serious about ending the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine, why Ukraine’s drone attacks against Russia don’t change the balance of power in the war, the goal of Europe’s leaders and American neocons being the dissolution of Russia and regime change, Russia’s mistakes since the 2014 Maidan Coup, the team surrounding Trump believing the Ukraine proxy war should be continued, the window of opportunity for the Ukraine proxy war to be ended closing by the day, why the US must use NATO as leverage to force Europe to abandon its hawkishness towards Russia, why he believes Trump’s threats to leave NATO are an act, the US-Israeli war on Iran being intrinsically linked to the Greater Israel project, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - NATO's 77th Annual Summit(00:01:47) - President Trump at the NATO summit(00:14:04) - James Carden on Trump's Failure to Get Rid of the Ne(00:26:28) - Going Underground: Hillary Clinton Could Run for President in 2028

  7. Jul 6

    Ex-UK Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood Says Trump Won NOTHING in Iran, SLAMS Netanyahu's Endless Wars

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Former UK Defence Secretary Rt. Hon. Tobias Ellwood. He discusses the resignation of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer who became the 7th UK Prime Minister to resign in 10 years, his belief that Trump had no strategy in the war on Iran, Donald Trump’s disengagement from its European allies and why Trump won nothing in Iran, why Iran may now logically seek a nuclear deterrent, his perspective on the UK’s role in the Gaza genocide and the use of RAF Akrotiri, how Netanyahu has fuelled regional insecurity with ‘war for the sake of war’, the UAE’s close relations with Russia and Vladimir Putin which goes against the UK’s view that Russia is a ‘pariah nation’, and whether Western Europe is isolated as BRICS+ continues building a multipolar world. Chapters (00:00:00) - NATO summit(00:01:45) - Keir Starmer's unpopularity in Britain(00:09:06) - Iran Should Have Nuclear Weapons(00:10:22) - Tobias Elwood on the UK's Role in the Gaza(00:14:45) - UK Defence Committee member and former UK Minister for the Middle East on(00:18:27) - Why is Britain supporting Ukraine?(00:24:28) - Going Underground

  8. Jul 4

    Dennis Kucinich SLAMS Integration of US & Israeli Military, Says it INCREASES RISK OF WAR

    On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dennis Kucinich, former veteran Congressman and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. He discusses the significance of the 250th Anniversary of the US’ independence, why the Democrats may not seek Donald Trump’s impeachment after the midterms, the integration of the US & Israeli military in terms of cooperation and technology and the increased risk of war, his heartbreak over the Minab Girls School bombing by the US and the disastrous war on Iran, J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio’s positioning on the Iran war heading into the midterms and 2028, Trump’s strategy of negotiations with Iran and Russia and the use of continuous threats, the risk of a wider war in Europe as the Ukraine proxy war escalates, the state of the American economy for the US’ working classes, and much more.

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