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.
‘Israeli vassal’ Trump fighting a war of lies against Iran for Greater Israel Project – David Pyne
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to David Pyne, the deputy executive director of the US Taskforce on National and Homeland Security. He discusses Donald Trump’s war on Iran being a war based of lies for the Greater Israel project, the prospect of thousands of US soldiers dying in a ground invasion of Iran, Trump’s behavior as an Israeli vassal, why he believes many in the Gulf States are angry at the US for the destabilization caused by the war on Iran and the prioritization of defending Israel, the extent of the damage against US bases in the Middle East, the most recent assassination attempt against Trump, why this war shows the necessity for the US to end its security relationship with Israel, the future of the US military’s presence in Europe and the state of the Ukraine proxy war, and much more.
War on Iran: Pentagon whistleblower Wes Bryant slams Trump Administration’s reckless bombing of civilians
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Master Sgt. Wes Bryant Pentagon Whistleblower and Former Branch Chief of the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. He discusses Pete Hegseth shutting down the department he worked for and the ‘revelling in death and destruction’ as civilians are killed and injured in Iran, the US’ bombing of civilian infrastructure and Trump’s threats to destroy the entire Iranian civilisation, the dramatic departure from targeting assessment protocol under the second Trump Administration, the extreme Christian nationalism and Zionism behind Pete Hegseth’s and Donald Trump’s support to the hilt of Israel, the Pentagon’s conduct during the Gaza genocide under the Biden Administration, the allegation that the civilian protection centre was a PR cover for US war crimes, Israel’s dropping of landmines in Iran, and much more.
Victor Gao on Iran: The end of Pax-Americana is here, US would exit war with China a net loser
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Victor Gao, President of the Center for China and Globalization. He discusses the rumors of China providing satellite data and weaponry to Iran as it fights the US and Israel, China’s support for Iran and why it hasn’t provided weaponry, China’s role in mediating between the US and Iran, Donald Trump’s coming state visit to China amid the war crimes committed by his administration, the possibility of a US-China war and the possible catastrophic consequences, why 2026 marks the beginning of the end of Pax Americana, China’s gradual reduction of its holdings of US Treasury bonds, why oil will be increasingly traded in Chinese yuan, his advice for Iran and the Gulf States, and much more.
Greater Israel is about regional hegemony. Türkiye is Israel’s next target (Daniel Levy)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Daniel Levy, former Israeli peace negotiator at the Oslo and Taba Talks. He discusses Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatening to kill off the rest of the Khamenei family, the Greater Israel Plan for regional hegemony, not just territorial expansion, Israel’s horrifying end goal in Iran, Israel’s deliberate plan to drag the Gulf States into the battlefield of the war on Iran, the next target after Iran for Israel being Türkiye, and the plan for total hegemony over the region, Israel being in a ‘use it or lose it’ mentality with its alliance with the USA, how Israeli impunity over Gaza fuelled Israel into dragging US President Donald Trump into a war on Iran, whether Israel will use nuclear weapons to create its hegemony, and much more.
War on Iran: Washington’s systemic breakdown and strategic failure – James Webb
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to James Webb, former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Marine Corps veteran. He discusses how the Trump administration’s war on Iran has harmed America’s reputation around the world, his disgust at the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei by Israel to drag the US further into the war, the longstanding desire for a war against Iran secured through Israel lobby donations, the systemic breakdown of the US political system shown by the war, US foreign policy clearly reflecting Israel’s interests rather than the interests of the American people, the coming changing of the guard in the Democratic and Republican Party to replace pro-war politicians, how the war harms US allies, the threat to the position of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and much more.
US losing the war on Iran shows the US empire is in decline – Lt. Col. William J. Astore
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore, author of ‘American Militarism on Steroids’. He discusses why he believes the US is losing the war against Iran, the ballooning US military budget for perpetual war and the decline of US empire, the decline of democracy in America as the empire’s appetite continues to grow, Pope Leo XIV’s stance against the Iran war, why Israel and Netanyahu dragging the US into the war represents a threat to national security, the mainstream media’s coverage of the Ukraine proxy war and Russia’s lack of trust of the US in negotiations, and much more.