Iran War, Taiwan's U Turn & De-Dollarization | Silk and Steel

Angelica sits down with Carl Zha, host of the Silk and Steel podcast, to unpack the rapidly escalating geopolitical crisis. From the US-Iran conflict threatening global energy security to Taiwan's dramatic nuclear energy reversal and a historic KMT delegation to Beijing, we cover the stories mainstream media is ignoring.Plus: Carl shares his harrowing experience with YouTube channel termination and how creators can fight back.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_newsTimestamps:00:00 - Introduction00:26 - The "Frog Boiling" Moment: Comparing 2025 to March 202001:25 - Energy Crisis Deep Dive: Why no oil means no food, no medicine02:47 - Taiwan's Vulnerability: 40% LNG-dependent with only 11 days supply03:43 - The Strait of Hormuz: Irreversible damage to global shipping05:06 - Taiwan's Nuclear Reversal: A vindication for energy realists07:01 - Taiwan's Economic History: From "Made in Taiwan" to semiconductors08:30 - The "Made in Taiwan" stigma: George Clooney clip and Taiwan's transformation10:30 - The Helium Crisis: 70% of Taiwan's helium comes from the Gulf – AI bubble at risk12:30 - The Butlerian Jihad: How Iran is killing the "thinking machines" (Dune reference)14:00 - Why the US and Israel are self-harming with no plan16:30 - The KMT Chairwoman's Historic Trip to Beijing (April 7)18:30 - KMT internal politics: The whisper campaign against Cheng Li-wen 20:30 - DPP vs. KMT: Why attitudes on Taiwan are shifting23:00 - Comparing KMT infighting to the Democratic Party establishment 25:00 - Energy vulnerability: How this crisis could flip elections in Taiwan 26:45 - Bali's tourism crisis: Australia's jet fuel shortage and what it means 28:30 - The Vietnam parallel: 3,500 Marines to 500,000 troops30:00 - The tactical nuke scenario: What if things spiral?32:00 - The Democratic Party's cowardice: Why they won't oppose the war 34:30 - The "neolib" disappointment: How Obama-style imperialism persists 36:30 - China's overinvestment vindication: EVs, batteries, and solar39:30 - Iran's yuan pivot: How lifting sanctions backfired on the US42:00 - The dollar cauldron: Nezha 2 and the de-dollarization allegory44:00 - Why sanctions are becoming obsolete46:00 - China's role: Can Beijing mediate?48:00 - Iran's impossible demands: US withdrawal from West Asia 52:00 - The 10-day pause: Is Trump buying time for troops?54:00 - Carl's YouTube termination story: How he got his channel back 58:00 - How to reach a human at YouTube: @TeamYouTube on X62:00 - Closing thoughts: A new world is coming

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Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news00:00 Intro00:45 Starmer: Weak attempt to address cost of living05:42 Jolani: Downing Street welcomes ‘traitor to humanity’09:02 UK at War: Latest situation in British military20:41 Lebanon: Displacement continues27:25 Iran splits MAGA: Special report from Patrick Henningsen in Arizona33:30 UKC’s new magazine, The Column: Now available in our shop37:04 Early Warning: New radar to keep us ‘safe’42:10 Energy and Food: All roads point to renewables or lockdown50:22 Palestine: Zionist death penalty law58:28 BBC: Far fewer people paying for propaganda and peados

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Mike Robinson speaks with former senior professional staff member at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and author of Dark Crusade, Cliff Kiracofe, about the deep roots of Christian Zionism and its increasingly visible grip on American foreign policy.Kiracofe traces the ideology back to its British origins in the 1820s (see Mike's earlier interview with Cliff for the background to this), when it was weaponised by Lord Palmerston to build public support for imperial Middle East policy. Two centuries on, he argues, the same playbook is running in Washington with Pete Hegseth, Paula White, Marco Rubio, and a network of Christian Zionist believers embedded at the heart of the Trump administration, alongside Jewish Zionist influence concentrated in the president's inner circle.The conversation turns to the war on Iran: Trump bypassed normal National Security Council processes to override the advice of the Joint Chiefs and the Director of National Intelligence. Kiracofe also addresses the more than 100 lawsuits filed by US military personnel who object to religious coercion in the ranks, the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent, and long-term prospects for political change with cautious hope placed in the 2028 elections and the rising generation of anti-Zionist candidates across party lines.Cliff Kiracofe's updated edition of Dark Crusade: The Israel Lobby and Christian Zionism is available on Amazon, with a revised paperback due in May 2025.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news

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

Carl Zha shares his extensive knowledge on China's history, geopolitics, and regional issues including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and China's expansionist policies.The discussion also covers US-China relations, foreign influence, and China's global strategy.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news

Ben Rubin and Brian Gerrish present today's UK Column News.► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialBen Rubin and Brian Gerrish present today's UK Column News.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news00:00 Intro02:00 Iran: King of America and Israel under scrutiny11:24 Divide & Rule: Deliberate construction of conflict31:08 Kharg Island: What happens in Hormuz affects us all.39:03 UKC’s new magazine, The Column: Now available in our shop41:38 Veterans: Government strategy examined49:00 Progressive Cabal: Rise of new socialist order56:35 Israel Interceptors: Situation in Middle East not as reported1:01:00 BBC Director General: Corporation’s new broom unlikely to sweep clean

The Empire Has No Clothes: Why Iran is Exposing America's Paper Tiger Military | Silk and Steel► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialIn this explosive episode, Carl Zha joins Rasheed for a no-holds-barred analysis of the catastrophic Iran war that has exposed the hollow core of American military power.The headlines are writing themselves:* The US is now publicly begging Europe, Japan, and China to bail them out* Pete Hegseth claims "total victory" every day while requesting $200 billion more for a war they supposedly already won* Two F-35s have fallen out of the sky – and US pilots are flying 36-hour missions on drugs because their bases are destroyed* Iran is exporting more oil now than before the war – and getting paid in yuan* China's Beidou satellite system is more advanced than GPS and guiding Iranian missilesWe break down:* The illegality of the US attack under international law (UN Charter Article 2.4) and US Constitution* How Trump was negotiating with Iran – they accepted all terms – then he bombed them (Pearl Harbor-style)* The "Clean Break" plan from 1996: Israel's 30-year obsession with destroying Iran* Why Iran's Mosaic Defense means there's no one left to negotiate with* The real reason Trump did this: Epstein files and domestic failures* How China stockpiled 1.2-1.5 billion barrels of oil while Trump drained the US reserve* Why India's betrayal of Iran backfired spectacularly (now paying $100/barrel for Russian oil they used to get at $50)* The fertilizer crisis: China and Russia stopped exports – it's planting season and farmers have nothing* Why the AI bubble is about to burst (helium from Qatar is gone, energy is gone)Plus: The Gallipoli comparison, the DOOM Butlerian Jihad meme, and why the world will never be the same after the Strait of Hormuz closure.► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news

Hakeem Anwar on Substack and digital ID creep | Jerm Warfare► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialHakeem Anwar and Jerm explore the implications of digital ID, age verification, and privacy concerns in the context of technological advancement and government policies.They discuss the origins, current state, and future risks of digital identity systems, emphasising the importance of privacy tech and parallel structures for safeguarding individual freedom.https://abovephone.com/jerm/► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialFollow #UKColumn on:► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news