Going Underground

War on Iran: Washington’s systemic breakdown and strategic failure – James Webb
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to James Webb, former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Marine Corps veteran. He discusses how the Trump administration’s war on Iran has harmed America’s...
Apr 20, 2026 05:34
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.

War on Iran: Washington’s systemic breakdown and strategic failure – James Webb
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to James Webb, former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Marine Corps veteran. He discusses how the Trump administration’s war on Iran has harmed America’s...
Apr 20, 2026 05:34
US losing the war on Iran shows the US empire is in decline – Lt. Col. William J. Astore
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore, author of ‘American Militarism on Steroids’. He discusses why he believes the US is losing the war against Iran, the...
Apr 18, 2026 07:01
Iran won against the US & Israel, Netanyahu is a failure - Ex-Acting Israeli President Avraham Burg
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Acting Israeli President Avraham Burg. He discusses why the US’ ceasefire with Iran appears to be a divorce between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as Iran is the clear winner of the...
Apr 13, 2026 05:44
UAE’s Mishal Kanoo on relations with Iran, America’s Gulf bases, Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to one of the UAE’s most prominent businessmen, Mishal Kanoo, the chairman of the Kanoo Group. He discusses headlines such as ‘The Dubai Dream is Over’ in the Western media and the...
Apr 11, 2026 10:16
War on Iran: US military being used for Epstein class’ profits and Israel – Sgt. Brian McGinnis
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Sgt. Brian McGinnis, US Senate Candidate for the Green Party in North Carolina, who had his arm broken while being dragged out of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing while protesting the war on...
Apr 6, 2026 06:21
War on Iran: US decision-making being made by Trump’s council of one – Anthony Scaramucci
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Anthony Scaramucci, President Donald Trump’s former White House communications director and founder of SkyBridge Capital. He discusses whether Trump is losing in the war against Iran and what...
Apr 4, 2026 05:29
War on Iran: Afshin Rattansi challenges Obama’s deputy assistant secretary of state, Joel Rubin
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Joel Rubin, Barack Obama’s deputy assistant secretary of state. In a heated interview, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on his support for Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s war...
Mar 30, 2026 06:06
War on Iran: Will this be the end of the US bases in the Gulf States? (Dr. Abdulaziz Sager)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, the founder and chairman of the Gulf Research Center. He discusses the anger of the Gulf States against the US and Israel for starting the war on Iran and Iran’s strikes...
Mar 28, 2026 07:00
War on Iran: Everything the Trump Admin. has said about this war is a disgusting lie (Brandon Weichert)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Brandon Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive and Author of ‘The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy’. What has been Iran’s strategy of escalation...
Mar 23, 2026 06:11