“If the United States puts ground troops into Iran, it will be an utter bloodbath”: Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of Drop Site News.
There are many conflicting claims about the US-Israeli war on Iran — from whether the campaign has succeeded to how much of Iran’s military capabilities have actually been weakened. In Zeteo’s biggest Town Hall of the year, Mehdi Hasan brings together three leading voices to help unpack what’s really happening.
Journalist Jeremy Scahill, professor and former US State Department advisor Vali Nasr, and journalist and foreign policy analyst Rula Jebreal join Mehdi to discuss Iran’s military strategy, the possibility of a US ground invasion, media coverage of the conflict, and the risk of nuclear escalation.
The panel also answers audience questions and examines how the war could end and what the long-term consequences of the past two weeks of conflict might be.
President Trump has called for international help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping lane which carries much of the world’s supplies of oil and natural gas from the Middle East.
Iran has been attacking shipping passing through the Strait, as well as attacking installations and refineries in neighbouring countries, causing huge disruption to global energy supplies. The price of fossil fuels has surged since the war began, stoking fears of global recession and inflation.
Writing on his Truth Social media platform, Trump said: “the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage… the US will coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well. This should have always been a team effort, and now it will be – It will bring the World together toward Harmony, Security, and Everlasting Peace!”
The US President called on China, France, Japan and the UK to send warships to the region. It follows US airstrikes on Iran’s key Kharg Island oil facilities. There are reports that the Trump administration is sending thousands of US marines to the region. Iran has responded by threatening to escalate the war by targeting any facility in the region with US ties.
China gets safe passage from Iran, why would they send war ships. Trump wants to involve Nato and turn it into WW3. Come get shot at in the Gulf, join the war party.
