Lebanon War Rages, Iran Hits Back, Middle East Explodes in Regional War, w/ Ben Norton

Lebanon War Rages, Iran Hits Back, Middle East Explodes in Regional War, w/ Ben Norton

Israel is at war with Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran. More than 180 Iranian missiles struck Israel on Tuesday. For the last year Israel has carried out a non-stop killing spree in Gaza—that war is now part of a larger regional war in the Middle East.


Brian Becker is joined by Ben Norton, an investigative journalist currently based in Beijing, and the editor of the independent news website Geopolitical Economy Report, at geopoliticaleconomy.com.


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