As we began recording, Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base - the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East.
Former Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter joined me live, mid-strike, to break down what this escalation really means.
The livestream has already racked up over a million views, and I’m reposting it because much of the analysis nails what we’re seeing from Trump right now: a push to end the war.
We covered:
– The U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
– Iran’s real goals with its retaliation
– Whether Israel or Iran has the upper hand
– What role Russia and China may play
– And whether a regional war is breaking out - or quietly winding down behind the scenes
This wasn’t just analysis - it was unfolding history.
00:49 - “Illegal, immoral.” Ritter brands the U.S. strike a law-breaker; Tehran’s hit is “self-defense.”
02:09 - “America is at war - led by a president who swore we wouldn’t be.”
03:57 - Hard-liners in the cockpit: IRGC hawks sideline Iran’s moderates and widen the war plan.
09:06 - Hormuz roulette. Closing the strait could send fuel prices sky-high and everyone knows it.
00:12:59 - Israel: “We can end this”; Iran: “Not yet time.”
00:15:27 - Iran won’t stop until Israel feels the cost.
00:21:56 - “Shut Hormuz, wreck the world.” Closure would trigger global economic chaos.
00:31:00 - “I’m already dead.” Khamenei shrugs off threats. Republic has successors lined up.
00:37:59 - “War of attrition.” Iran bets it can outlast Israel’s missile defenses.
00:45:54 - “This isn’t the movies.” Why hitting mobile targets is nearly impossible.
00:50:02 – “This is bigger than nukes.” Israel’s war goals now include regime change.
01:03:44 - “Iran is playing the long game.” They’re building leverage, not rushing to war.
01:16:23 – “All this for civilian uranium?” War ends with Iran keeping 3.75% enrichment, just like before.
