Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
War hawks admit Iran defeated USA - and it will change the world
24 minutes Posted May 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
USA lost war with Iran
Poll: war is unpopular
Media admits USA lost
Iran still has most missiles
Iran withstands US blockade
Iran destroyed US bases
US hawks admit the truth
Neocons and PNAC
George W Bush admin
Neoconservatism
Rise of Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Victoria Nuland
Coup in Ukraine
(CLIP) US-backed coup
US "checkmate" in Iran
Decline of US hegemony
Iran has major leverage
US defeat
Neocons abandon ship
Poll: Americans oppose war
Poll: Americans say US lost
Crisis of US imperialism
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It has become so widely accepted that the US lost the war with Iran that now even American neoconservative hawks admit it. Ben Norton explains why major neocons like Robert Kagan and Bill Kristol have turned against the war. They lament that Iran's victory reflects the decline of the US empire and the transition to a more multipolar world order.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrlXNHSCfoQ
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