Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Former CIA spy & middle east expert John Kiriakou gives an inside perspective on the Iran war, Trump, opening the straight of Hormuz & if an Iran war ceasefire will really happen. SPONSORS https://shopify.com/dannyjones - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today. https://shopmando.com - Use code DANNY for 20% off. https://theperfectjean.nyc/danny15 - Use code DANNY15 for 15% off. https://incogni.com/danny - Use code DANNY for 60% off the annual plan. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. EPISODE LINKS John's Podcast: @TheDeepFocusShowPodcast John's Substack: https://johnkiriakou.substack.com Follow John on X: https://x.com/johnkiriakou FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny LISTEN ON Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4VTLG0HiIZaCjH9gE6NFPq Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1441238966 OUTLINE 00:00 - John Kiriakou is suing Meta 05:58 - The Iran conflict is different 11:05 - America is on the verge of revolution 15:50 - Tucker Carlson 21:05 - Libertarians & a 3-party system 30:55 - Joe Kent's resignation 36:06 - Joe Kent on Charlie Kirk assassination 43:01 - We're losing the Iran war *CLIP* 49:03 - Trump's war crimes 58:37 - Risk of Iran getting nukes 01:02:44 - America's lack of intelligence inside Iran 01:10:14 - Strait of Hormuz 01:12:01 - 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal 01:17:42 - John's appearances on Piers Morgan 01:21:26 - America's lobbyist problem 01:23:34 - AIPAC's pro-Israel strategy 01:31:24 - John's thoughts on Thomas Massie 01:36:30 - Why Tulsi Gabbard didn't resign 01:40:57 - Republican party split between neocons & MAGA 01:42:25 - American soldiers don't want to fight this war 01:45:30 - Declaring war without congress 01:50:29 - Return of the death penalty in Israel 01:55:58 - Religious debate behind Israel vs. Palestine 01:57:54 - Huckabee & Jonathan Pollard (CLIP) 02:00:18 - The Epstein connection to the Iran War 02:01:42 - The country named in the unreleased JFK files (CLIP) 02:09:20 - How John met Billy Waugh 02:15:40 - Epstein's 9/11 connection 02:18:51 - What Epstein's brother said about his death 02:21:41 - Kathryn Ruemmler's kill list 02:26:12 - The statute of limitations on Epstein's crimes 02:29:48 - Epstein & the tri-lateral commission 02:35:16 - John isn't optimistic on Iran