With the war drums beating ever louder in Washington when it comes to Iran, Iranian academic and political analyst, Mohammad Marandi, joins John Wight to offer his expert analysis on Trump's latest volley of incendiary rhetoric, levelled this time against the Islamic Republic and delivered, as is the President's wont, via Twitter

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War With Iran? Seriously, Mr. Trump?

Former UK ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, joins our host, John Wight, to discuss the significance of the evacuation of hundreds of members of the White Helmets from south western Syria.

White Helmets Evacuated From Syria as Western Strategic Objectives Unravel

The Helsinki summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin should have been hailed as a momentous event, considering the catastrophic state of US-Russia relations. But instead the US President Trump has been branded a traitor by the western media and political class, as John Wight and George Szamuely discuss.

After Helsinki: Russia Must Be Destroyed

This week former UK Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, joins us to discuss Imperialism in our time, just as the Imperialism on Trial tour kicks off in the UK.

Imperialism on Trial

This week's Hard Facts looks at what is proving to be one of the most memorable World Cups ever, with Moscow-based radio host Alan Moore.

World Cup in Russia and Why Football Matters

On this week's show Professor Gerald Horne joins John Wight to discuss the immigration scandal engulfing the US at the moment, as they consider what is really behind Trump's zero tolerance policy towards migrants.

Mass Migration, White Supremacy and The Sanctimony of Liberal America

The issue of Scottish Independence is now very much back on the table in Scotland, after growing discontent with how the UK government is handling Scotland's concerns over Brexit, culminating last week with MSPs walking out of the UK parliament in protest. To discuss where we are now in the independence campaign, we are joined by Dr Paul Monaghan.

Will an Independent Scotland Rise From the Ashes of Brexit?

US President Kennedy's Peace Speech of 1963 marked a critical moment in history and leaves us wondering would have happened had he not been assassinated. Historian Peter Kuznick joins John Wight to discuss the significance of the speech as he reveals the challenges faced by Kennedy were not so different from those faced by US leadership today...

JFK's 'Peace Speech' and The Road Not Taken

The killing of 21 year old Palestinian medic, Razan al-Najjar, by Israeli soldiers on 1st June, dominated global headlines over the weekend. Tragically, Razan was just one of dozens of Palestinians killed every year by Israeli militia. On this week's show, John Wight and Professor Kamel Hawwash, discuss this incident in its broader context...

Razan al-Najjar: The Soul of Palestine

What is the future for Venezuela in the face of continued US sanctions? John Wight is joined by Jorge Martin from Hands Off Venezuela, to discuss the significance of President Maduro's re-election in a socialist nation struggling to stand against the powers of western imperialism...

Venezuela: The Struggle Continues

On this week's show John Wight discusses the dangers of being a dissenting voice in a time when it is needed more than ever. Joining him is writer Neil Clark.

Navigating The Rapids Of A Neocon Upside Down World

Will Europe to continue to bow to US demands now that Trump has withdrawn from the Iran Deal? That's the question John Wight asks of Peace Researcher Jan Oberg, on this week's program.

Whither the Transatlantic Alliance After Trump's Iran Deal Madness?

On this week's show Baroness Caroline Cox, of the UK House of Lords, talks to us after her return from Syria, where she found a different reality from that portrayed in the mainstream media.

The Baroness Goes to Syria

It's been a week of highs and lows international relations as we witnessed a triumph of diplomacy in the end of the Korean war followed by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaiming 'Iran Lied' in a bid to end the internationally celebrated Iran nuclear deal. To discuss this and more John is joined this week by Joe Lauria.

Peace on the Korean Peninsula but War With Iran

On the this week's show John Wight interviews lecturer Tara McCormack, one of the academics targeted in an unprecedented campaign led by the The Times newspaper to discredit dissenting voices on Syria.

McCarthyism in Our Time: Witchhunting the Witchhunters

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