larry johnson has some thoughts on the iran game and a documentary by pepe escobar on iran; 

 

By noon eastern time on Thursday we will likely know whether or not Donald Trump will sign off on an order to attack Iran. Why noon? That is 6pm in Geneva, Switzerland, where Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will hold indirect talks with representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran. If the two sides emerge from the meeting speaking in positive terms about a tentative agreement, then it is unlikely that Trump will risk starting a war that is likely to escalate into a regional conflagration. Alternatively, if the US side announces — either directly or through selected leaks to the corporate media — that Iran is intransigent and is refusing to compromise, the stage is set for the US and/or Israel launching the long awaited attack.

While we wait, I encourage you to watch the video-linked below. It is a new documentary by my dear friend, Pepe Escobar, that is a result of his journey last year to Iran to study the International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC). The INSTC is designed not only to boost Iran-Russia trade, but to unlock unique economic opportunities for many other countries. It is the first English-language documentary ever made on the INSTC.

Pepe presents Tehran not just as Iran’s capital, but as a potential capital of a new Eurasian project — positioned somewhere between Shanghai and St. Petersburg. Pepe frames Iran not as a destination, but as a vital connector reshaping global trade and geopolitics.

The documentary traces Iran’s role as a trade corridor back through history — from the Achaemenid Empire’s Royal Road stretching 2,500 kilometers from Susa to Sardis, through the Silk Road era when caravans of silk, spices and precious goods passed through the heart of Iran, to the Islamic empires that expanded both land and sea routes, making the ports of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman Iran’s gateways to the world............more..........