"Iran Is Hitting Back Hard!" - Iranian Analyst Sina Toossi

Iran analyst Sina Toossi explains how Western media and leaders lied about Iran to create "this perception that Iran is a paper tiger, Iran is weak, when in reality that was not the case. And look, now the whole region has blown up. Iran proved its resilience, proved it can hit back hard. We were told that Iran was not going to be able to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz or hit back in the Persian Gulf or hit Israel hard. It seems to me like pretty much every US military base West Asia has been struck. The cost that that's going to have for the global economy will be immense, and will be accumulating and growing over time. Israel's getting hit hard and it's a total mess and Quagmire. The US just doesn't really have any good options at all." 00:00 Sina Toosi's Iran predictions 00:34 how media manufactured consent 01:26 the narrative of weak iran was a lie 02:05 "the region has blown up" 02:15 "Iran has proved its resilience & is hitting back hard" 02:45 major damage and cost for global economy 03:00 Israel is getting hit hard 03:38 video: Steve Witkoff on Sean Hannity 05:48 "Witkoff is an incompetent fraud" 06:11 Witkoff and Kushner and Netanyahu are "devout Zionists" 06:37 negotiations were "a farce" on part of the U.S. 06:55 blaming Iran is "the peak of hubris and arrogance" 07:32 the deal Iran was willing to make 08:14 Trump admin has "destroyed America's credibility" 08:45 Israel using its nuclear weapon 09:14 "I wouldn't put anything past Israel" 09:39 America is helping create a new world order bad for America 09:59 The Iranian people are suffering but Iran is hitting back very hard 10:13 the Strait of Hormuz is the choke point of the global economy 10:49 Iran has huge leverage Sina Toossi is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for International Policy, where he focuses on U.S.–Iran relations, Middle East foreign policy, & nuclear nonproliferation. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, & other leading outlets. He regularly provides expert commentary in international media & has been recognized by the Middle East Policy Council as one of its "40 Under 40" rising leaders. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_