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What if the craziness in NATO's proxy wars has a hidden strategy? What if they just fool us to believe they are headless chicken but in fact things are based on hard calculated realities? Stas Krapivnik, a former US Army officer joins me to discuss the new US pressure on Iran, why sanctions fail, and China’s economic leverage. We also examine US political messaging, leadership and long-term planning, the Ukraine war, and fears of a wider conflict involving Iran.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik on YouTube:    / @mrslavikman  Stanislav Krapivnik on X: https://x.com/STANISKRAPIVNIKStas Was There...In English on Telegram: https://t.me/staswasthereenglish2Стас Туда и Обратно on Telegram: https://t.me/stastydaiobratnoRise of the Imperial Eagle on Substack: https://zmeigarinich.substack.comNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and US sanctions on Iran00:02:52 Can sanctions against Iran still work?00:08:47 Russia, China, and support for Iran00:18:52 US rhetoric and political messaging00:27:03 Master plan or institutional failure?

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