Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking 'US global dominance'

Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking 'US global dominance'

Author: Ben Norton June 19, 2025 Duration: 17:31
The war on Iran seeks "US global dominance" and to "weaken China", said Donald Trump's former national security advisor, General Michael Flynn. He admitted that the US is giving Israel intelligence, weapons, and training. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNHt1-uWjE The real reasons for the US-Israeli war on Iran, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwH780cEcEQ Topics 0:00 (CLIPS) US-Israeli war on Iran 0:41 Trump advisor Michael Flynn 1:56 Steve Bannon interview 2:43 (CLIP) US support for Israel 3:33 (CLIP) Fight for "Western civilization" 3:51 Mike Flynn's Christian nationalism 4:15 Pete Hegseth's "American crusade" 5:04 Germany: Israel does West's "dirty work" 5:48 Trump: US "controls" Iran's skies 6:22 Trump approved attack on Iran 6:38 Trump demands "surrender" 7:02 CIA coup in Iran in 1953 7:55 (CLIP) Install pro-US Iranian regime 8:13 Targeting China 8:28 (CLIP) To "focus on China" 8:42 Targeting China 8:57 (CLIP) Pivot to Asia 9:05 Pivot to Asia 9:33 (CLIP) "China, China, China" 10:33 Allying with India 11:05 (CLIP) India's role 11:47 Israel-India relations 13:04 Shanghai Cooperation Org (SCO) 14:42 US divide-and-conquer strategy 15:30 (CLIP) "US global dominance" 15:41 Goals of US-Israeli war on Iran 17:16 Outro

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