Israel bombed facilities at the South Pars natural gas field in Iran. The world’s largest natural gas field is under the Persian Gulf and is split between Iran and Qatar. On Wednesday, strikes hit facilities in Iran's Bushehr province tied to the gas field. Following...
Matthew Hoh asks Why This War?
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. ~ Montesquieu I get asked a lot to explain who or what drives American foreign policy. In the last few years, this question has very often centered around the US-Israeli relationship. The following is adapted...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Matt Hoh: The Iraq War Playbook Is Back — This Time for Iran
They’re dragging a disproved Iraq War storyline out of storage to sell a new war with Iran, and it matters because it’s the kind of myth that can get people killed. We sit down with Captain Matt Ho to dissect the EFP hoax: what explosively formed penetrators were, how...
The Iran War’s Terrible Effects
The Iran war is a regional war in a way that previous reckless U.S. interventions were not, and it is having global effects. The Iran war is already wider and more damaging to international peace and security in its first three weeks than the Iraq war was in its early...
William Astore: The American Experiment Is Failing
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Here’s a recent podcast I did with Jim Wohlgemuth and Harvey Bennett, Vietnam War veterans both, about the Iran War. With a bonus song at the end. Here’s a different link if the above doesn’t work:...
John Mearsheimer on Gallipoli II
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 15 March 2026, I was on “Switzerland” to talk about the war in Iran with Tom Switzer. It is becoming increasingly apparent that President Trump is desperate because he understands that the US and Israel have no viable strategy for...
War Prayer in the White House
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I wasn’t aware that evangelical leaders came to the White House to pray over Trump until I saw this article by Matt Bivens. Here’s a short video clip shared by the White House: I’ve been in oval churches,...
Ron Paul: Trump Begs for Help on Hormuz; World Says ‘No’
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: After declaring several times that the US has completely won the war against Iran, President Trump has now backtracked, begging other countries to help open the Straits of Hormuz closed by Iran in response to the US/Israeli sneak...
Trump Threatens Oil Facilities After US Strikes Iran’s Kharg Island
US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran’s oil facilities if the country doesn’t unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Following a US strike on the military infrastructure of Kharg Island, Trump warned that Iran’s oil facilities would be targeted if ships aren't...
How War in Iran Affects Grocery Prices for Everyday Americans
Walmart has essentially eradicated all of the mom & pop grocery stores where I live in western Kentucky. Which, for better or worse, forces virtually the entire city’s population to descend on the store for grocery shopping. As you walk into the store, you will...


