War on Iran is part of US plan for global domination: Economist Michael Hudson explains

War on Iran is part of US plan for global domination: Economist Michael Hudson explains

Author: Ben Norton June 27, 2025 Duration: 52:25
War on Iran is part of the US empire's larger attempt to re-impose its unipolar dominance on the global political and financial system, argues economist Michael Hudson. Washington wants to preserve dollar hegemony and the petrodollar, while disrupting BRICS and Eurasian integration with China and Russia. He is interviewed by host Ben Norton. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEXReFGb24 Transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/27/war-iran-us-unipolarity-michael-hudson/ Michael Hudson's article - War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/22/michael-hudson-war-iran-us-unipolar-control Michael Hudson's website: https://michael-hudson.com Topics 0:00 Intro: US war on Iran 3:45 Summary of US imperial strategy 8:15 Interview starts 9:00 History of US meddling in Iran 11:06 US divide-and-conquer plan 14:02 Israel: US empire's aircraft carrier 17:07 Geopolitics of Iran 18:56 China's Belt and Road Initiative 21:02 Attempt to encircle Russia & China 23:34 US aggression backfires on dollar 27:29 Oil and petrodollar 36:43 Super Imperialism 40:06 Sanctions & economic warfare 44:35 Military-Industrial Complex 51:33 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Subscribe to our newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report Join us at Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy

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