<p>In this wide-ranging episode, Carl Zha joins Ali Mirza for a deep dive into the catastrophic Iran war that has exposed the hollow core of American military power and is reshaping the geopolitical landscape of West Asia and beyond.</p><p><br /></p><p>The headlines write themselves:</p><p><br /></p><p> • The US now begs for time – buying 10 days to avoid bombing Iran's energy grid after Iran threatened to destroy regional desalination plants</p><p><br /></p><p> • Market manipulation exposed: Over $500 million in suspicious bets placed just before Trump's market-moving tweets</p><p><br /></p><p> • Iran exports MORE oil now than before the war – 1.5 million barrels per day at $90 (double pre-war revenue)</p><p><br /></p><p> • The US has depleted one-third of its missile interceptors in just four weeks</p><p><br /></p><p> • China supplies Iran with missile precursors while it bans rare earth exports to the US</p><p><br /></p><p> • US allies realize they're on the bottom of the food chain – Israel is the only priority</p><p><br /></p><p>We break down:</p><p><br /></p><p> • Why Trump's "victory" declarations are just market manipulation tactics</p><p><br /></p><p> • The terrifying parallel to Vietnam: How 3,500 Marines became 500,000 troops</p><p><br /></p><p> • Why a ground invasion of Iran is logistically impossible (90 million people, unforgiving terrain, no coalition)</p><p><br /></p><p> • The fertilizer crisis: 20% of world's natural gas from Qatar is offline – planting season is NOW</p><p><br /></p><p> • The helium shortage: Taiwan's semiconductor industry is in trouble – the AI bubble is about to burst</p><p><br /></p><p> • Why Australia is days away from running out of jet fuel (32% came from China, which banned exports)</p><p><br /></p><p> • How US allies in Asia are waking up: South Korea's THAAD system stripped, the Philippines begging China for oil deals</p><p><br /></p><p> • The perception shift in America: Even MAGA turns on Trump over this war</p><p><br /></p><p>Plus: The USS Ford "laundry room fire," why China is the bedrock of stability, and why Iran is single-handedly decolonizing West Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: <a href="https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live</a></p><p><br /></p><p>► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: <a href="https://www.ukcolumn.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.ukcolumn.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism &amp; investigative journalism: <a href="https://support.ukcolumn.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://support.ukcolumn.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: <a href="https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Follow #UKColumn on:</p><p>► X: <a href="https://x.com/ukcolumn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/ukcolumn</a></p><p>► Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/ukcolumn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/ukcolumn</a></p><p>► Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts</a></p><p>► Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news</a></p>