Sanchez Effect

‘Either you run the show, or the show runs you, and Trump doesn’t run the show. He has been completely checkmated.’ – Steve Hanke
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, we look at the Iranian conflict from a purely economic standpoint. Today’s guest, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, was just the person for this fascinating discussion....
Apr 23, 2026 17:45
Sanchez Effect is a journalistic rebellion. RT’s flagship program is led by Rick Sanchez, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning newsman who’s made a career out of defying the status quo. “When only one side of a story is permitted, that’s when I push harder. If Moscow is deemed off-limits, it’s precisely where I want to be. Because more often than not, truth resides in the places we’re told not to look.”

‘Either you run the show, or the show runs you, and Trump doesn’t run the show. He has been completely checkmated.’ – Steve Hanke
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, we look at the Iranian conflict from a purely economic standpoint. Today’s guest, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, was just the person for this fascinating discussion....
Apr 23, 2026 17:45
“The US approach to Iran is, ‘Either give us what we want, or we will keep grabbing what we can’” – former US Army officer
The latest episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect delves into the lessons learned – or perhaps more accurately, unlearned – by the US in its war against Iran. Stanislav Krapivnik notes that for Washington, negotiations are off...
Apr 22, 2026 16:19
‘You can’t do anything on TV, if you don’t follow Brussels propaganda, the same narrative of Adolf Hitler’ – Slovak MEP
‘You can’t do anything on TV, if you don’t follow Brussels propaganda, the same narrative of Adolf Hitler’ – Slovak member of the European Parliament. In this episode of RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ Rick...
Apr 21, 2026 18:53
EXCLUSIVE: One-on-one with Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko
After a short vacation Rick is back and bringing the Sanchez Effect to Minsk, where he sat down for an exclusive interview with one of the most famous Post-Soviet leaders, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. Despite being a firm Russian ally,...
Apr 20, 2026 05:31
‘The notion that Iran can be brought to its knees in weeks makes no sense’ – Professor Jeffrey Sachs
On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, renowned Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs has a reality check for Washington. He argues that Iran, with its vast, mountainous territory, large population, advanced missiles and intricate...
Apr 2, 2026 18:03
‘Shame on Bibi Netanyahu. You are not a friend to Christians at all’ – Carrie Prejean
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect Rick exposes the Israeli government’s anti-Christian sentiments and how US officials are bowing to Israeli lobbyists despite that fact. There’s no better guest to help us do it than former...
Apr 1, 2026 17:24
‘Trump calls on us to go to the Strait of Hormuz and clean up the mess’ – EU lawmaker
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect Rick discusses the Iran war with Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Amid news and speculation about a possible US ground invasion...
Mar 31, 2026 17:16
‘Hasn’t Trump said that he is going for regime change, and he is not talking to us?’ – Iranian Ambassador to Russia
As the US-Israeli war against Iran rages on, all signs point towards a looming American ground invasion. In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick talks to Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali. The envoy didn’t hesitate to pour...
Mar 30, 2026 15:51
‘Trump will make a desperate play and Iran will come out a major winner of this war in the long run’ – Jiang Xueqin
‘Trump wants D-Day, he is in a desperate situation and will make a desperate play. But Iran will come out a major winner of this war in the long run.’ – Jiang Xueqin In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick and his guest...
Mar 26, 2026 19:03