The Grayzone's Oscar Leon examines reports of Israeli veterans of Gaza hiding out in the Patagonia region of Argentina, a country governed by a hardcore supporter of Israel who has forged close ties to messianic networks and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. To place the issue in a wider context, Leon spoke to veteran Argentine journalist Sebastian Salgado, and Santiago Cuneo, a former boss of Milei and now one of his fiercest opponents.
Jul 11, 2025•14 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Netanyahu's latest visit to Washington following Trump's bombing of Iran and the passage of his hyper-militarized Big Beautiful Bill. Meanwhile, as MAGA melts down over Trump's quashing of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, Trump is removing former AQ leader Jolani's terrorism listing and rushing to rearm Ukraine. They will also cover the unprecedented crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism in the UK, the Gaza genocide's humanitarian cover, and Iran leav...
Jul 10, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Max Blumenthal discusses the real agenda behind Netanyahu's fourth trip to the US this year, the fallout from Israel's unprovoked assault on Iran, including Iran's break with the IAEA, and the IAEA's scandalous relationship with the US and Israel. He also covers the Trump administration's announcement that it will take no action on the Jeffrey Epstein files, effectively burying the case.
Jul 10, 2025•28 min
In this talk, Aaron Maté examines the Russiagate conspiracy theory, arguing that it was a baseless narrative that served elite interests while exacerbating geopolitical tensions. He traces the origins of Russiagate to the Clinton campaign's funding of the Steele dossier and CrowdStrike's unverified claims of Russian hacking, which were amplified by media and political figures to deflect blame for Trump's 2016 victory. Maté highlights how the scandal distracted from substantive opposition to Trum...
Jul 02, 2025•25 min
In a recent episode of The Sanchez Effect on RT, Max Blumenthal analyzes Trump’s airstrike on Iran as a calculated move, suggesting the president may ultimately seek a peacemaker role. Blumenthal highlights ties between Trump’s administration and Israel, arguing that the U.S. president is influenced by Israeli disinformation. He explores the complex dynamics of the U.S.-Iran-Israel relationship and the political pressures shaping Trump’s decisions.
Jul 01, 2025•46 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the fallout from Trump's bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities and the real reasons behind Israel's ceasefire with Iran. They will also cover the freakout over Zohran Mamdani's election as mayor of NYC, and the hysteria over supposed "Iranian sleeper cells" in the US.
Jul 01, 2025•2 hr 15 min
Max Blumenthal discusses why Israel's war against Iran isn't over, w/Glenn Diesen
Jun 28, 2025•26 min
Max Blumenthal will discuss his new report co-authored by Anya Parampil which provides shocking details of Israeli intelligence manipulating the Trump administration to wage a war on Iran, and how CIA director John Ratcliffe has emerged as Israel's key channel of influence. Watch on YouTube TheGrayzone.com
Jun 23, 2025•2 hr 10 min
University of Tehran Professor of World Studies Dr. Setareh Sadeqi joins The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal to discuss the defiant response she was witnessed from Iranian society as Israel's unprovoked assault targets a growing number of civilians in a rabid push for regime change. Sadeqi explains the political and social factors that account for Iranians' resilience in the face of Israeli terror, and describes their attitude toward Donald Trump as he moves toward direct US military intervention. Wat...
Jun 21, 2025•49 min
Just weeks before war erupted between Israel and Iran, journalist Max Blumenthal and Ahmad Hussam traveled to Tehran. In this exclusive podcast episode, they reflect on what they witnessed, how the political atmosphere felt on the ground, and what the West gets wrong about Iran. They break down the lead-up to the war, the regional tensions you won’t hear about on mainstream media, the history of the Islamic Republic, and what could happen next. Watch on YouTube TheGrayzone.com...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 48 min
Max Blumenthal discusses the Israeli war on Iran and the likelihood of US military intervention with the Community Church of Boston. Watch on YouTube
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Journalist Max Blumenthal exposes Israel’s covert arms supply to Ukraine, critiques the IAEA’s alleged bias toward Israel, and analyzes escalating U.S.-Iran tensions—including leaked nuclear documents and Netanyahu’s push for war. Watch on YouTube TheGrayzone.com
Jun 16, 2025•29 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Israel's unprovoked assault on Iran, in which it assassinated numerous high level military commanders and nuclear scientists, while killing scores of civilians, and cover Iran's punishing retaliation as it enacts True Promise III. Where is the war going? And should Iran finally move toward a nuclear weapon? Watch on YouTube TheGrayzone.com
Jun 15, 2025•1 hr 57 min
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Dr. Foad Izadi, professor of world politics at the University of Tehran, amid Israeli airstrikes on Iran which assassinated nuclear scientists and military officials while killing many civilians. As one of his country's most prolific political commentators, Izadi critiques the Iranian president's diplomacy with the US, Trump's perfidious actions, and the mood of Iranian society. Watch on YouTube TheGrayzone.com...
Jun 15, 2025•43 min
In this explosive interview on *Judging Freedom*, journalist Max Blumenthal dissects the West’s role in escalating global conflicts, from British-backed drone attacks sabotaging Ukraine-Russia peace talks to Israel’s AI-driven genocide in Gaza. He exposes Palantir’s deep ties to the U.S. government and its complicity in surveillance and warfare, while condemning figures like Lindsey Graham for endorsing violence against activists like Greta Thunberg. Blumenthal also reveals how Trump’s diplomacy...
Jun 11, 2025•30 min
In an interview on “Palestine Talks” by TRT World, Max Blumenthal dissects Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, exposing Western complicity and the profit-driven motives behind arms and tech industries. He reveals how Europe’s belated condemnations stem from fear of refugee crises, not moral reckoning, and details Israel’s use of AI and military tactics to perpetuate atrocities. Blumenthal also examines the growing pariah status of Israel globally and the societal fractures within its borders. W...
Jun 08, 2025•27 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the brazen Ukrainian drone attacks and bombings inside Russian territory ahead of negotiations, which intel agencies might have assisted the assault, and the mounting pressure on Trump to abandon diplomacy. They will also cover the privatized Gaza humanitarian scam that has become a firing range for starving civilians, as well as Trump's failing diplomacy with Iran. Max will report back from a Washington DC summit of AI and cyber-warfare kingpins, and much m...
Jun 06, 2025•2 hr 4 min
Max reports back from Iran on the red line Trump refuses to acknowledge, and identified the dark forces behind the sinister mercenary aid orgs moving into Gaza to consolidate Israeli occupation Watch on Substack
May 31, 2025•32 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the disastrous role of the Trump administration's negotiators on Gaza, where Israel has been able to wage its final solution assault while imposing a new humanitarian aid system that has already compounded starvation and agony in the besieged enclave. Max will also report back from his visit to Iran, where he covered ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, and gathered special insight into the prospects for a deal through access to diplomats and ...
May 31, 2025•2 hr 14 min
Caution: This report contains depictions of simulated violence that may upset some viewers. Max Blumenthal tours one of the most disturbing museums on the planet. Set in Tehran's former Ebrat Prison run by the anti-sabotage unit of Shah Reza Pahlavi's Savak intelligence services, the museum is filled with shockingly graphic exhibits featuring lifelike mannequins recreating the hideous torture tactics deployed to repress dissidents rebelling against Iran's monarchy. Many mannequins on display rep...
May 24, 2025•23 min
The current "Pax Bukele", a state of emergency in which constitutional rights have been invalidated, was only made possible by a secret deal between President Nayyib Bukele and some of the country's most violent gangs, which actively assisted Bukele's rise. The Grayzone spoke with veteran Salvadorean journalist Walter Raudales about the stunning revelations of Bukele's covert arrangement with the cartels, and interviewed human rights lawyer Alejandro Diaz about the corruption and cruelty underly...
May 14, 2025•17 min
Max Blumenthal meets Professor Mohammed Marandi in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahra war martyr's cemetery and visits the graves of friends Marandi lost during Iran's eight year-long war with Iraq. Marandi explains what he thinks Iran is fighting for, why he believes the US is ultimately responsible for filling up the cemetery, and addresses his country's situation as it is faced with the threat of a new war. Watch on Substack Video by Ahmad Saadaldin...
May 13, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Journalist Jeremy Loffredo travels to Puerto Rico to investigate how a new wave of U.S. crypto billionaires and wealthy transplants are reshaping the island. Drawn by tax breaks and lax regulations, these elites are buying up land, displacing locals, and transforming the entire Latin American country. Through on-the-ground reporting Loffredo unpacks how this economic invasion is eroding the island’s sovereignty under the guise of “investment,” echoing earlier eras of U.S. dominance—most notably ...
May 13, 2025•33 min
In this discussion, Aaron Maté analyzes the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, highlighting how European leaders and NATO continue to escalate tensions with Russia through dire warnings and increased military support. He critiques the lack of diplomatic efforts, pointing to Russia's consistent demands—such as no NATO expansion and recognition of Crimea—while the U.S. and Europe dismiss them as unreasonable. Maté also examines the political dynamics within the Trump administration, where figures like M...
May 09, 2025•24 min
Anya Parampil on the expansion of BRICS and the growth of global multipolarity at The Sobh Media Festival in Tehran, Iran Audio from the Sobh Media Festival panel, The Decline of American Hegemony and the Emergence of a New World Order , with Anya Parampil, George Galloway, Ajamu Baraka, and Glenn Diesen.
May 08, 2025•1 hr 58 min
Max Blumenthal speaks about Zionist influence on US politics at The Sobh Media Festival in Tehran, Iran Audio from the Sobh Media Festival panel, The Influence of the Israeli Lobby on Western Political Institutions , with Max Blumenthal, Alastair Crooke, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly. Open on Substack
May 07, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Max Blumenthal discusses a US senator’s call for the fbi to investigate code pink on specious grounds, the inflammatory US tour of Israeli fascist Itamar Ben Gvir, and Trump’s failing negotiating strategy in Ukraine.
May 07, 2025•33 min
Aaron Maté joins Judge Andrew Napolitano to dissect Donald Trump’s claim that he could swiftly end the Ukraine war through negotiations with Russia. The conversation covers Russia’s unyielding demands, U.S. co-belligerence, NATO expansion, and Trump’s mixed signals on diplomacy. They also touch on Trump’s recent firings within his national security team and how “tough guy” tactics might sabotage serious peace talks with Russia, Iran, and others. Can Trump choose between diplomacy and hawkish pos...
May 03, 2025•22 min
Max Blumenthal assesses the chaos at the Trump Pentagon under the abysmal leadership of Pete Hegseth, and how it might shape a potential war with Iran. He also discusses his recent interview with a leader of Yemen's Ansarallah, and the failures so far of the US military to achieve any stated objectives against the popular Houthi movement.
Apr 24, 2025•31 min
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté discuss the chaos inside the Pentagon as Israel and its neocon allies in the Trump administration attempt to goad the US into war on Iran. They will also cover Syria, where the US has issued revealing demands in exchange for removing troops, how El Salvador's rent a prison policy is being weaponized by Washington, and more. 🔴 Watch on Substack 🔴 Watch on Rumble 🔴 Watch on YouTube 🔴 Read TheGrayzone.com...
Apr 24, 2025•2 hr
