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Americans pay $2 billion a day for Iran war: Afshin Rattansi challenges ex-deputy CENTCOM commander

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Vice Admiral Robert Harward, former deputy commander of US CENTCOM and executive VP of Shield AI. Afshin Rattansi challenges him on his support for the US regime-change war against Iran, Iran’s de facto alliance with the US against ISIS & Al-Qaeda, the economic cost of the war at $2 billion a day for Americans, the level of the Iranian threat against the US before the war began, the fate of US bases in the Gulf after the Iran war ends, the US sanctions on Iran and the 38 million deaths caused by US sanctions up to 2021, the state of the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine and Kiev being unable to win the war, Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries fueling the global energy crisis, the Maidan Coup and the NATO provocations that caused Russia’s invasion in 2022, and much more.

28.09.2026
28:11 min
28.09.2026
28:11 min
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Americans pay $2 billion a day for Iran war: Afshin Rattansi challenges ex-deputy CENTCOM commander
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.