John Mearsheimer: Israel & U.S. “STUNNING DEFEAT” By Iran

Political scientist John Mearsheimer and economist Yanis Varoufakis argue that the US and Israel suffered a stunning defeat in Iran and that Trump may have been trapped into a war he is now trying to escape. For the full discussion with Mearsheimer and Varoufakis, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-john-162543546 00:00 Katie welcomes John Mearsheimer and Yanis Varoufakis 01:34 US and Israel suffered stunning defeat in Iran 02:27 "We have no military option" left in Iran 04:58 Gulf states may no longer trust US protection 06:02 What leverage might Israel have had over Trump? 08:06 Netanyahu and Mossad sold Trump a regime change fantasy 08:48 Trump’s own aides reportedly warned against attack 11:42 Mearsheimer uses Bay of Pigs to explain Israel’s trap for Trump 13:27 Did Mossad know the Iran plan would fail? 15:19 Varoufakis warns Israel can still sabotage the agreement 16:32 US power centers are divided John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a leading realist scholar of international relations. A West Point graduate and former U.S. Air Force officer, he is the author of numerous influential works on U.S. foreign policy and power politics. Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, author, and former Greek finance minister who served during Greece’s 2015 debt crisis. A professor of economics and co-founder of DiEM25 and MeRA25, he is the author of numerous influential works on capitalism, austerity, debt, and global political economy. ***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_