EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: Saudi-Houthi Conflict Complicates Trump’s Failing War on Iran
41-minute deep dive into the escalating conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia, complicating the Trump camp’s failing War on Iran
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 19, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
41-minute deep dive into the escalating conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia, complicating the Trump camp’s failing War on Iran
Read MoreSaudi Arabia warns the security of Mecca is a “red line”, claiming that it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of the holy city.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 17, 2026 | Americas, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, Russia, US, Video, What's New, World | 1
That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand): Canada & EU defy Trump; Russia compromises Trump family; US sell out Saudis over Yemen & Iran War?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 17, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, US, Video, World | 1
How advance of Yemen’s Houthis feeds crisis of US War on Iran, as control of Bab al-Mandeb Strait joins Iranian control of Strait of Hormuz
Read MoreYemen’s Iran-backed Houthis take control of the country’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait with seizure of port city and islands.
Read More13-minute analysis of summit of BRICS bloc in Delhi: amid global crises from Russia-Ukraine to Iran, does potential translate into leverage?
Read MoreJ.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and other senior officials privately warn Donald Trump that War on Iran could last through his second term into 2029
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 10, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, US, Video, What's New, World | 1
Analyzing spike in attacks in US War on Iran, with no prospect of talks to end assault as Trump camp pursues ill-conceived economic warfare
Read MoreTrying to break Iran with economic warfare, the US destroys three Iranian tankers on Saturday, one at Tehran’s main hub for oil exports.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Sep 6, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, Russia, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand): Taking apart Trump camp’s damage and nonsense from Ukraine to the War on Iran to the War on Canada
Read MoreUS expands its attacks inside Iran, and Tehran widens retaliation with missiles fired on American positions in Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, & Kuwait
Read MoreUS forces attacked Iran for 1st time since late July, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes with ballistic missiles on airbases in Jordan.
Read MoreUnable to force surrender of Iran regime with military attacks – and rejecting talks – Trump camp declares economic warfare to break Tehran.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 28, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
Evaluating how Trump camp, unable to defeat Iran regime militarily, pursues economic warfare in possible last chance for “victory” in its war
Read MoreRefusing to negotiate with Iran and trying to break Tehran’s economy, the Trump camp claims it is taking control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 22, 2026 | Asia, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
48 minutes: Trump camp move in failing War on Iran, Trump rant about South Korea, White House ballroom, and possible Trumpist election losses
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 21, 2026 | Europe, MENA, World | 0
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrive for...
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Aug 18, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, US, Video, What's New, World | 1
How Trump camp failed in Iran & Middle East, destabilizing global economy and exposing US weakness with Tehran in control of Strait of Hormuz
Read MoreDespite a purported ceasefire, Israel steps up deadly strikes across southern Lebanon, killing 11 people and demolishing homes on Saturday.
Read MoreOfficials report progress on an agreement between Iran and Oman for joint management of the Strait of Hormuz between the two countries.
Read MoreDonald Trump retreats from wider US strikes in War on Iran, reportedly after objections by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 30, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand): Trump camp flounders as Iran War expands, recovers with shift towards Ukraine, but sinks in polls
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 30, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, US, Video, What's New, World | 0
39-minute analysis of the renewal of US strikes on Iran, Iranian retaliation, and “uncontained war” spreading across the Middle East
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 23, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Iran, Media, MENA, US, Video, What's New | 0
That Was Week That Was (In TrumpLand): US “bribe” for Saudi nuclear program; botched war on Iran & insult to troops; Hegseth’s Pentagon purge
Read MoreUnder intense public pressure, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announces the replacement of commander-in-chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Read MoreIran kills two US troops, with another missing, in attack on Jordan. US retaliates with strikes on military facilities for 8th straight night
Read MoreIran and US renew their attacks in and near the Strait of Hormuz, unsettling a ceasefire and jeopardizing talks to end the US-Israel Wars.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 11, 2026 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Iran, MENA, US, What's New, World | 0
Amid US-Iran latest clashes in and near Strait of Hormuz and stalled talks to end US-Israel War, I answer the questions of The Conversation.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 9, 2026 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Iran, Media, MENA, Podcast, Russia, US, What's New, World | 1
Hour-long “That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand)”, with themes held together by irreversible mental and physical decline of Donald Trump
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Jul 7, 2026 | Europe, MENA, World | 0
Mourners gather at the Imam Khamenei Grand Mosalla prayer complex in Tehran for the funeral of the...
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