{"id":58952,"date":"2026-04-26T13:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=58952"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:52:43","slug":"the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-prof-glenn-diesen-trumps-legacy-the-catastrophic-destruction-of-the-american-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/26\/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-prof-glenn-diesen-trumps-legacy-the-catastrophic-destruction-of-the-american-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] Prof. Glenn Diesen: Trump&#8217;s Legacy: The Catastrophic Destruction of the American Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A ceasefire can be the start of peace, or it can be the quiet moment when both sides reload. That\u2019s the question driving my return conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen as we dissect the US-Iran negotiations, the sudden focus on a short extension, and the strategic shockwave created when Iran seizes leverage around the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Guest] Prof. Glenn Diesen : Trump's Legacy: The Catastrophic Destruction of the American Empire\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2oIXFRQeNc\" width=\"1076\" height=\"605\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We dig into why force movements matter more than press releases, from carrier deployments to the logic of \u201clocked and loaded\u201d threats against dual-use infrastructure. Glenn explains why a temporary truce may simply create the breathing room needed to regroup, rearm, and restart the war under better conditions, and why regime change goals make durable agreements unlikely. We also talk Lebanon and Hezbollah, and why ceasefire announcements can unravel fast when strikes continue and outside powers push internal political pressure campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Then we widen the lens: a US blockade of Iranian ports doesn\u2019t just hit Tehran, it collides with China\u2019s oil supply routes and raises serious legal and operational questions about boarding ships \u201cregardless of nationality.\u201d From there, we connect the Middle East war to NATO and the Russia-Ukraine war, including Europe\u2019s strained relationship with Trump, Ukraine\u2019s manpower crisis, talk of refugee returns, and how oil prices and weapon stockpiles are reshaping the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>If you want clear geopolitical analysis on the US-Iran ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz strategy, Israel\u2019s influence, the Iran blockade, and the knock-on effects for Ukraine and NATO, listen now. Subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review, then tell me: do you think ceasefires still mean peace?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ceasefire can be the start of peace, or it can be the quiet moment when both sides reload. That\u2019s the question driving my return conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen as we dissect the US-Iran negotiations, the sudden focus on a short extension, and the strategic shockwave created when Iran seizes leverage around the Strait [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"coauthors":[746],"class_list":["post-58952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"meta_box":{"disable_donate_message":"0","custom_donate_message":"","subtitle":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/436"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58955,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58952\/revisions\/58955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58952"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=58952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}