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Alastair Crooke: Decline, Irrationality & War on Iran

2026-01-06 People & Blogs
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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of "Conflicts Forum" based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke argues it is necessary to consider the West's decline, desperation and irrationality to understand why the US is heading toward another war against Iran. Follow the Substack of Alastair Crooke: https://conflictsforum.substack.com/ Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

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@jackthelad15 2026-01-06

Alastair is the gold standard of guests huge insight

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@julianss3289 2026-01-06

Trump: 'My oil is under your land, so I have to defend it."

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@IRELAND_MY_LOVE 2026-01-06

The neocons in the US know that war affects others, not them. This makes it easy for them to call for war with just about anyone.

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@meirionowen5979 2026-01-06

"Woe to the country whose ruler is mad." (M. Owen. 6 Jan 2026) Happy New Year Glenn, and Alastair, from a fellow Brit.

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@harrydhaliwal6756 2026-01-06

ALWAYS ENJOY HEARING ALASTAIR CROOKE. SO MUCH FACT!

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@sonjavonstetten1306 2026-01-06

A very insightful conversation. Thank you! I could have listened for another hour.

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@emorymichael9602 2026-01-07

Alistair Crooke is one of the best minds we have on international tensions and geopolitical realities.

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@stanleykubrick8786 2026-01-06

The trajectory toward WW3 is clear.

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@davidleahy6141 2026-01-07

The idea that Iran is partnering with Al Qaeda is as ludicrous as the propaganda of Saddam being friendly with Al Qaeda prior to the 2003 Iraq war.

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@deansawich6250 2026-01-07

Thanks. Alistair Crooke is one of the best analysts in the game. He has deep insights into the woven tapestry of geopolitical events. 😊

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