Countdown to War! Final Hours Before Trump's Ceasefire Ends with Iran w Prof. John Mearsheimer

As global markets brace for a potential oil shock, Redacted News dives into the escalating crisis between the U.S. and Iran, with Professor John Mearsheimer arguing that President Trump’s war rhetoric is a bluff masking a losing military strategy. Despite Trump’s claims of readiness to bomb Iran, Mearsheimer contends the U.S. has already lost the war—having failed to achieve any of its four core objectives: regime change, dismantling Iranian missiles, ending support for Hezbollah and Hamas, and eliminating Iran’s nuclear enrichment. The real leverage now lies with Iran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz and has effectively shut down oil flows. Mearsheimer warns that escalating the war would trigger a global economic collapse, with oil and fertilizer supplies cut off, jet fuel reserves dwindling in Europe, and the world economy teetering on the brink of a depression-level crisis. He argues Trump’s recent ceasefire extension is not a concession but a strategic retreat, allowing him to avoid war while blaming Iran’s internal chaos for the pause. The episode also exposes the moral cost of war through the lens of moral injury among IDF soldiers—trauma not from witnessing violence, but from committing it—challenging the myth of Israel as the 'most moral army.' Meanwhile, a growing number of oil refineries across BRICS-aligned nations have exploded under mysterious circumstances, raising suspicions of sabotage, possibly by Ukraine in retaliation for U.S. sanctions on Russian oil.