The Cradle Podcast
The Cradle Podcast features in-depth interviews, analysis, and weekly roundups on West Asia, covering geopolitics, war, and global power shifts.
Episodes
Trump admits the war on Iran might resume | News Round-Up Ep. 238
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Lebanon’s president is here to serve US interests, not Lebanese ones | Rock The Cradle Ep. 33
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Outrage Sweeps Lebanon over Israel Deal | News Round-Up Ep. 237
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Washington seeks to 'move' Gulf bases away from Iran | News Round-Up Ep. 236
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Ali Alizadeh, on the frictions within Iran's decision-makers | Rock The Cradle Ep. 32
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Did Trump Impose Limits on Israel's 'Freedom of Action'? News Round-Up Ep. 235
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A New Deconfliction Mechanism for Lebanon that EXCLUDES Israel? News Round-Up Ep. 234
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Israel LASHES OUT in Lebanon after H3zboll4h Delivers Lethal Blow | News Round-Up Ep. 233
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Alastair Crooke: 'The Petrodollar era is now collapsing' | Rock The Cradle Ep. 31
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The War Between Iran and Israel is NOT OVER | Ep. 232News Round-Up Ep. 232
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How an Iranian victory is geographically redesigning West Asia | Rock The Cradle Ep. 30
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Iran-US Deal Sends SHOCKWAVES in Israel | News Round-Up Ep. 231
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The Deal That Could Reshape West Asia | News Round-Up Ep. 230
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Pravin Sawhney: 'No way Iran can lose, no way the US can win' | Rock The Cradle Ep. 29
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Did Israel's Knesset just set the stage for CIVIL WAR? | News Round-Up Ep. 229
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Mohammad Marandi: 'Iran plans to reshape this region' | Rock The Cradle Ep. 28
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Yemen CLOSES Bab Al Mandab for Israel | News Round-Up Ep. 228
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Iran Warns US Violations Will Expand War to Mediterranean & Red Seas | News Round-Up Ep. 227
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Hassan Ahmadian: "Iran was 2 hours away from launching an attack on Israel" | Rock The Cradle Ep. 27
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Iranian Missiles & Drones Hit Kuwait, Bahrain Amid US Violations | News Round-Up Ep. 226
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The US doesn't know how to quit. HORMUZ ON FIRE NOW | News Round-Up Ep. 225
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Israel Pressures Washington to MURD3R Top Iranian Negotiator | News Round-Up Ep. 224
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Massive Escalation in Lebanon as Resistance Drones Bring the Pain | News Round-Up Ep. 223
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How Pakistan suddenly became a global power broker | Rock The Cradle Ep. 26
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Brutal ESCALATION in Lebanon to Torpedo US-Iran Deal | News Round-Up Ep. 222
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Is This the LAST CHANCE for West Asia to Avoid TOTAL WAR? | News Round-Up Ep. 221
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Maryam Jamshidi: The Legal Case For Iran's Control of Hormuz | Rock The Cradle Ep. 25
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'Welcome to Israel': Global OUTRAGE Over Ben Gvir's ABUSE of Gaza Flotilla Activists | Ep. 220
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia new economic and security architecture for West Asia | News Round-Up Ep. 219
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Did Saudi Arabia Propose a NON-AGGRESSION Pact with Iran? | News Round-Up Ep. 218
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A much-weakend Trump lands in China | News Round Ep. 217
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Israel Built SECRET BASE in Iraq to Attack Iran | News Round-Up Ep. 216
Weekly roundup of major developments across West Asia, focusing on the war on Iran and regional escalation.Follow us on: YouTube | Patreon | X
Ceasefire Collapses? Clashes Reported Near Strait of Hormuz | News Round-Up Ep. 215
Weekly roundup of major developments across West Asia, focusing on the war on Iran and regional escalation.Follow us on: YouTube | Patreon | X
TRUMP CRIES UNCLE, Backs Down From Hormuz "Project Freedom" | News Round-Up Ep. 214
Weekly roundup of major developments across West Asia, focusing on the war on Iran and regional escalation.Follow us on: YouTube | Patreon | X
Iran Launches Missiles at US Warships | News Round-Up Ep. 213
Weekly roundup of major developments across West Asia, focusing on the war on Iran and regional escalation.Follow us on: YouTube | Patreon | X
Iran UNLEASHES HELL after Khamenei's martyrdom
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Iran's True Promise 4: 'The end of US bases in West Asia'
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EXPOSED: US troops are being sacrificed for Israel to unleash TOTAL WAR
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Who will be part of the GREATER ISRAEL axis?
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Skating on thin ice: Vijay Prashad on India's geopolitical flip-flopping
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WAR IS COMING: The largest US military buildup since 2003
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US declares WAR on the Global South to Europe's standing ovation
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Ali Alizadeh: 'Trump has GALVANIZED Iranians around their government'
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Death and more death: The BAALISTS are coming for Iran
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Pepe Escobar: Watch for Russian & Chinese SURPRISES in an Iran war
Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian geopolitical journalist and author with decades of experience covering global power shifts, energy politics, and Eurasian integration. A seasoned foreign correspondent, he has reported from across Asia and Europe. He is a permanent columnist at The Cradle.Pepe Escobar on X https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar*Support us:One-time donation: https://thecradle.co/supportusDonate:
Did China just BLOCK new investments in Israel? Ep. 153
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THE DARK DETAILS: How the US steals Iraqi oil revenues
Dr. Hussein Askary is the Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden. He is also the West Asia Coordinator for the International Schiller Institute and has been a geoeconomic analyst since 1996.The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden website https://brixsweden.org/*Support us:One-time donation: https://thecradle.co/supportusDonate: https://donate.thecradle.coPatreon: https://www.patreon.
We knew, but now we KNOW: Trump compromised by Israel
We knew, but now we KNOW: Trump compromised by Israel | 152
Trump's war on Iran will END dollar dominance
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Karin Kneissl on why the collapse of an IRRATIONAL WEST is inevitable
Dr. Karin Kneissl is currently Head of the GORKI Center at St. Petersburg State University, where she focuses on emerging economies and geopolitical shifts. She is an energy analyst and author of 14 books on energy-related and other topics, served 10 years in the foreign service, was Austria’s Foreign Minister from 2017 to 2019, and is fluent in Classical Arabic among other languages. Karin Kneiss
War is coming: Who will stand with Washington against Iran?
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Dr. Mohhamad Marandi: US war on Iran will COLLAPSE Persian Gulf allies and Israel
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Trump's Board of Peace, DEAD ON ARRIVAL?
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Kevork Almassian on the DEADLY FOREIGN GAMES in Syria today
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Inside Trump's Board of Peace: Gaza as the blueprint for global dominance
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WILL HE OR WON'T HE? Trump plays for time as Iran promises PUNISHING response
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Can Iran SURVIVE a new war with Israel? Ep. 146
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Is Trump signaling the end of NATO? Israel prepares to wage new wars
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Empire RUNS AMOK from Venezuela to Iran to...?
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"KILL OR BE KILLED": Why 2026 will be a year of intense conflict
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Yemen's ULTIMATUM to Israel: Enter Somaliland and face strikes | Ep. 142
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Imperial blowback: US soldiers shot in DC by CIA asset
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MAGA vs MIGA: For one to win, the other MUST lose
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Saudi crown prince visits Washington, Russia to re-establish military presence in south Syria
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Exposed: Inside the human trafficking pipeline displacing Palestinians from Gaza | Ep. 131
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Can Trump survive the Epstein emails?
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Syria stages FAKE raids on ISIS as Trump hosts Julani | Ep. 128
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Trump expands his oil wars from Venezuela to Nigeria
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US-Israel threaten WAR in Lebanon to eliminate H3zboll4h
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