War & chaos spread: After Iran, US & Israel attack more countries; Trump threatens Spain

War & chaos spread: After Iran, US & Israel attack more countries; Trump threatens Spain

Author: Ben Norton March 4, 2026 Duration: 29:58
After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Trump and Netanyahu are attacking more countries. Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. US soldiers are fighting in Ecuador and shooting Pakistani protesters. Trump even threatened an embargo on Spain, demanding to use its military bases. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mU2qgYUcE Check out our related video - The US-Israeli war on Iran is based on lies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_xGgeV_9rw Topics 0:00 US-Israeli war on Iran expands 0:36 Iran hits US bases in Middle East 0:54 Oil price & Strait of Hormuz 1:24 US State Dep't orders evacuations 1:59 CIA plans to arm Kurdish militants 4:02 Trump vowed to end wars 4:22 Israel invades Lebanon 5:06 Israel besieges Gaza 5:31 USA shoots Pakistani protesters 5:49 US troops fight in Ecuador 6:31 US oil blockade of Cuba 7:23 Many wars happening at once 8:16 Trump, the "peace president" 8:29 (CLIP) Trump promised peace 8:43 Trump's "Board of Peace" 9:04 Trump has bombed 10 countries 10:15 Trump attacks Spain 10:39 Spain opposes war on Iran 11:21 Trump wants embargo of Spain 12:33 (CLIP) Trump threatens Spain 13:56 Trump floats invading Spain 14:48 NATO military spending 5% of GDP 15:33 Spain supports Palestine 17:04 Spain moves closer to China 18:08 Germany backs US attack on Spain 19:20 (CLIP) Germany condemns Spain 20:06 Myth of European solidarity 20:40 Friedrich Merz, BlackRock boy 21:34 Kissinger on US "friends" 22:03 France admits war is illegal 23:12 Germany, France, UK join war 23:56 European vassals of US empire 24:27 (CLIP) Trump criticizes UK 24:39 UK lets US use its military bases 25:20 (CLIP) Mark Rutte: Trump is "daddy" 25:52 Canada's hypocritical position 28:16 Iran wanted negotiations 29:45 Outro

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