Can the U.S. re-open the Strait of Hormuz alone?
On Tuesday U.S. president Donald Trump took back his appeal for help to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and called out his NATO allies for largely ignoring his request.Iran’s blockade of the chokepoint ...
19 Mar 24min
Will Trump rig the midterms?
“If we lose the midterms, we’re going to jail.” That’s Steve Bannon’s warning to Republicans: a call to act urgently, to “seize the institutions,” and prevent what he calls another stolen election. It...
18 Mar 33min
Israel steps up assault on Lebanon
One of the most brutal fronts in the escalating war in the Middle East right now is in Lebanon. Israel’s ground troops have crossed the border into the south of the country, and the bombing campaign c...
17 Mar 33min
Pete Hegseth: the Iran war’s chief promoter
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is one of the figures central to the ongoing war in Iran. Critics say that the former Fox News host is both dangerous and completely out of his depth. He has made he...
16 Mar 30min
Who are Iran's Revolutionary Guards?
U.S. intelligence reports this week show that, despite U.S and Israeli strikes, very little has changed about the Iranian regime’s grip since the start of the war.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
13 Mar 28min
Politics! 4th floor-crosser, NDP's future
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor this week, becoming the first New Democrat to defect to Prime Minister Carney’s Liberals.With three byelections coming up next month, this puts the Carney Gove...
12 Mar 27min
'We do not want your bombs': A view from Tehran
Amidst communications blackouts and rising casualties, Jayme Poisson reaches a resident in Tehran to discuss the war, Trump, the Iranian regime, and his pessimistic view about where this goes next. Fo...
11 Mar 22min
Iran war sparks energy crisis
The world could face one of the most severe shocks to energy markets since the 1970s as we enter week two of the war in the Middle East.The strait of Hormuz, the artery for 20 per cent of the world’s ...
10 Mar 26min
