The News with Rick Sanchez - June 17, 2019 (20:00 ET)
Who benefits from war with Iran?
The US and Israeli push for regime change in Iran was never about nuclear weapons. RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) explains.
Israel needs Iran as distraction – Peled
Israeli human rights activist and author Miko Peled joins Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) to discuss the reasons for Israel’s animosity toward Iran. He argues that Iranian support for “a free Palestine” gives Israel reason enough to “turn Iran into a monster” and that Iran functions as a distraction from Israel’s own human rights abuses.
US hacking Russian power grid – report
Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) to discuss the reported US cyberattack on Russia’s power grid. He argues that “countries do these things to each other all the time” and while cyberwarfare can be considered a “violent act,” traditional diplomacy lacks the means to address it.