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Alastair Crooke: Iran's Strategy - Evict the U.S. from the Middle East

2026-03-02 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 outlines Iran's strategy for its retaliatory strikes - how to exhaust the US and expel it from the Middle East. 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

Top Comments (10)

@lliambunter 2026-03-02

Good luck Iran see it through and beat the evil bastards

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@Tristi-ow 2026-03-02

Professor Diesen working overtime. Thank you for your efforts Glenn.

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@garrywillinge2694 2026-03-03

Alastair is probably the most credible commentator on middle east geopolitics. Grateful for his tireless contributions.

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@carrillosi 2026-03-02

Mr Crooke is tired! I’ve seen Several interviews with him today!! Everything he says makes sense! A very knowlegable man! I respect every word he says!! THANK YOU!!!!

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@yoxat1 2026-03-02

He taught them not to be afraid of dying for your beliefs. A powerful message.

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@thepuncakian2024 2026-03-02

As an American, I don't want fellow Americans to die, but what I do want is for our military to be humiliated. For us to launch all these strikes and achieve nothing. For our interceptor stockpiles to be run dry. For our bases to be damaged beyond repair. For us to have to pull out of the middle east and have egg on our face. Only then might we stop this idiotic empire bullcrap and actually put America first.

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@GingerPeacenik 2026-03-03

As an American, I'm totally onboard with that objective! CLOSE THE BASES, permanently!! Focus on the needs of American citizens!

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@sonjavonstetten1306 2026-03-02

Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate Alastair Crooke's profound and insightful analysis.

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@juancarlosvaldovinos5975 2026-03-02

Alistair pointed out Ayatollah Khamenei's modesty. A modest man can recognize another. Hurray for Alistair! Great guest, Glenn, thanks much for having him.

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@caninesandcompany 2026-03-02

Rule Number One : dont attack the people that invented numbers!

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