Laith Marouf: From Petro-Wealth to Poverty: The $200B Blow That Sank Saudi Arabia
This episode analyzes the recent US-Saudi aggression against Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Despite claims of Iraqi drone attacks on Saudi facilities, regional actors deny this, suggesting the narrative is fabricated to justify unprovoked strikes and incite internal chaos in Iraq. The discussion explores the broader US strategy of provoking civil strife to weaken the Axis of Resistance across Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen. It also covers Iran’s preemptive strikes on Jordan to neutralize remaining US command hubs, Hezbollah’s defensive operations in southern Lebanon, and how regional…
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