MOATS with George Galloway

NO SURRENDER | Iran resists | Eighth day of war | Trumps slams UK | Israel pulverises Lebanon

Mar 9, 2026
Professor Jiang Xueqin, historian and predictive geopolitics analyst. Ret. Lt. Col. Tony Aguilar, retired US Army officer and humanitarian with frontline experience. They discuss Iran’s defiance and strategic options. Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon and regional escalation. The Strait of Hormuz and global energy risks. The widening great-power stakes and potential for wider conflict.
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ANECDOTE

Galloway's Longstanding Bahrain Campaign

  • George Galloway recounts long involvement in Bahrain issues, including opposing Scottish torturer Ian Henderson decades ago.
  • He links Bahrain's power structure to foreign mercenaries and US/UK bases and reports the king fled to Saudi Arabia.
INSIGHT

Attacking Oil Infrastructure Has Wide Environmental Costs

  • Strikes on Iran's oil depots create environmental and regional economic fallout that will push oil prices skyward and harm global markets.
  • Galloway notes black poisonous smoke drifting regionally and predicts barrels may become unobtainable.
INSIGHT

Nuclear Use Could Trigger Global Alliance Escalation

  • A nuclear strike on Iran risks triggering alliances that could escalate to world war, with Russia potentially extending its nuclear umbrella.
  • Tony Aguilar warns tectonic geopolitical pressures could snap into a wider great-power conflict.
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