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Monday, August 10, 2026

Trump's reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse " as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has no way out.

The United States and Israel's attacks on Iran have inflamed West Asia to the point that it has turned "into a matrix of smaller wars taking place across the region, all of which are interconnected, but all of which have quite separate agendas," describes Alistair Crooke of Conflicts Forum, a former diplomat who served in the Middle East and who authored, "Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution".

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In this episode of the Chris Hedges Report, Hedges and Crooke explore the wide-reaching geopolitical and economic ramifications of the war on Iran and what options remain for the Trump administration, which has been forced multiple times to walk back its threats of escalation.

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Why Iran's Military Posture Has remained Strong

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-10 10:05 PM | Reply

Iran Says it Will Reopen Strait if Trump Admits He Lost in 2020

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#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-10 10:38 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-11 12:47 AM | Reply

Exit the Iran War and move back to the Epstein files?

Puerto Rico not having water?

Inflation?

Destruction of national parks?

ICE killings?

The reflecting pool being destroyed by Trump's motorcade?

The destruction of the White House?

Our failing healthcare system?

Climate change?

Dead Mitch McConnell voting?

The pentagon "misplacing" 1.5 trillion?

Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza?

Israel's continued colonization of the West Bank?

Israel's continued occupation of southern Lebanon?

Trump's continued looting of our taxes?

Why?

This war is great.

Gas prices can be maintained until the midterms by draining the rest of the SPR.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-11 01:01 AM | Reply

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