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MOATS with George Galloway
Hosted by Molucca Media Ltd · EN
With 30 years' worth of experience, George Galloway uses his unique perspective to debate and discuss politics, geopolitics, war, society, and culture with the most interesting guests and callers from around the world on MOATS, a no-holds-barred review of news from around the world.
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IRAN WEEPS | Day 128 | Leader’s funeral | US at 250 | Gaza, a thousand days on | Burnham schemes
3d ago01:59:32Summary ready🌍 The Middle East stands at another historic crossroads. 🚨 Tonight on The Mother of All Talkshows, George Galloway goes live as Iran bids farewell to one of its most influential leaders, while the region braces for what comes next. With tensions still running high after weeks of conflict, is this the end of one chapter—or the beginning of another? Joining George live from Tehran is Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, one of Iran's foremost political analysts, with the latest from inside the country as millions gather for the funeral and the Islamic Republic prepares for the future. Also tonight, Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar delivers his exclusive war report. Having worked inside Gaza with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, he brings first-hand insight into the humanitarian catastrophe, the military reality on the ground, and where the conflict could be heading next. Also on tonight's programme: 🔴 Iran mourns – What does the leadership transition mean for the Middle East? 🔴 Gaza approaches 1,000 days of devastation – Is there any end in sight? 🔴 America at 250 – Has the United States been a force for good or evil over the last two and a half centuries? 🔴 Andy Burnham under scrutiny – George examines the latest political controversies surrounding the Mayor of Greater Manchester. 🔴 Your calls LIVE from around the world. 🔴 Gayatri Galloway's Social Media News Update. 📊 Tonight's MOATS Poll: ""In 250 years has the USA been a force for good or evil?"" Guests: 🎙 Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi – University of Tehran (Live from Tehran) 🎙 Ret. Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar – Former US Army officer & Gaza Humanitarian Foundation 📺 The Mother of All Talkshows with George Galloway delivers the stories, analysis and debate the mainstream media won't.
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TRUMP COURTS DISASTER | Day 124 | Trump vetoed | As Iran blanks his ‘peace’ team | Burnham’s fury
1w ago01:40:55Summary ready🚨 Trump courts disaster. Iran blanks the peace team. Burnham erupts. Day 124 and the pressure is closing in. Trump is vetoed, Iran blanks his so-called peace team and the White House is left scrambling for control. As Washington falters abroad, Britain faces its own political storm, with Burnham’s fury exposing the cracks in Labour and Starmer’s grip on power. Tonight, with guest presenter Garland Nixon, The Mother of All Talkshows examines a system under strain. Is this failed diplomacy, failed leadership, or the beginning of a wider political collapse? Joining Garland: Professor Daniel Kovalik: Professor, lawyer and author. Legal and political analysis of Trump’s court battles, US power and the crisis now gripping Washington. Sam Husseini: Independent journalist. A hard look at the Ebola outbreak, media accountability and the stories being buried beneath the political spectacle. Plus: Trump vetoed and the courts closing in Iran blanking the US peace team as diplomacy falters Burnham’s fury and the pressure building on Starmer Israel, Gaza and the question of deliberate targeting 📊 LIVE POLL: Is Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian children? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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NAKBA 2.0 | Day 121 | Israel clears South Lebanon | Venezuela carnage | US and Iran trade strikes
1w ago01:47:21Summary readyNakba 2.0. Lebanon under occupation. Iran and America trade blows. Day 121 and the map of war is spreading. Israel clears South Lebanon as Gaza’s catastrophe echoes across the region. The ceasefire language has collapsed into occupation, bombardment and forced displacement, while the United States and Iran trade strikes and Venezuela is dragged into the storm. Tonight George Galloway examines the new phase of the conflict. Is this a regional war, or the remaking of the Middle East by fire? Joining George: Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi: Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Direct analysis from Tehran on the Iran war, US strikes and the future of the ceasefire. Rania Khalek: Journalist and host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News. A frontline political analysis of South Lebanon, Israeli occupation and the wider assault on the region. Plus: Israel clearing South Lebanon and the danger of permanent occupation Nakba 2.0 and the politics of forced displacement US and Iran trading strikes as the war widens Venezuela carnage and the global reach of Washington’s war machine 📊 LIVE POLL: Will Netanyahu destroy Iran ceasefire? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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HEATWAVE | Day 117 | Seething Trump loses war vote | Lather over reflecting pool | Burnham heat map
2w ago01:49:00Summary readyHeatwave across Europe. Political meltdown in Washington. Britain starts to boil. Day 117 and the temperature is rising everywhere. As Europe swelters under extreme heat, Trump seethes after losing the war vote and Washington begins to fracture over Israel. In Britain, the Burnham factor is turning up the pressure on Starmer, while a new political heat map points to trouble ahead. Tonight George Galloway asks the question at the heart of the crisis: has Israel finally lost America? Joining George: Colonel Douglas Macgregor: Retired US Army Colonel, author and defence and foreign policy consultant. A hard military assessment of Trump’s war vote defeat, US strategy and the shifting mood in Washington. John McTernan: Political strategist and commentator. Analysis of Starmer, Burnham, Labour’s internal crisis and the political heat building in Britain. Plus: Europe’s heatwave and the pressure on power, prices and public life Trump losing the war vote and what it means for US foreign policy Has Israel lost the USA as Washington begins to fracture? The Burnham heat map and the pressure building on Starmer 📊 LIVE POLL: Has Israel lost the USA? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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THE END | Starmer quitting | The Burnham coronation | Israel breaks ceasefire | Swiss peace talks
2w ago02:00:44Summary ready🚨 Starmer on the way out. Burnham waiting in the wings. Israel breaks the ceasefire. The end may be closer than Westminster wants to admit. As reports swirl around Starmer quitting and the Burnham coronation begins, the political crisis in Britain collides with a Middle East ceasefire already under strain. Israel breaks the truce, Swiss peace talks open another diplomatic front and the question hanging over Washington is whether Trump has really fallen out with Netanyahu, or whether this is just theatre. Tonight George Galloway follows the collapse on every front: Labour, Israel, Washington and the fragile search for peace. Joining George: Laith Marouf: Political activist, journalist, commentator and host of Free Palestine TV. Analysis of Israel breaking the ceasefire, Gaza, Lebanon and the wider regional fallout. Hussain Shafiei: Live from Iran with direct insight into the mood in Tehran, the peace process and what comes next. Max Blumenthal: Author, journalist and editor at The Grayzone. A forensic look at US politics, Trump, Netanyahu and the forces shaping the next phase. Plus: Starmer quitting and the end of his premiership The Burnham coronation and Labour’s next power struggle Israel breaking the ceasefire as Swiss peace talks begin Trump and Netanyahu: real rupture or political theatre? 📊 LIVE POLL: Has Trump really fallen out with Netanyahu? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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USA 0 : IRAN WON | Day 110 | Trump nul points | Tehran triumph | Burnham factor | Starmer, the end
3w ago01:54:32Summary readyTrump gets nul points. Tehran claims the victory. Day 110 and the result is becoming harder to disguise. Washington entered the conflict with threats, firepower and promises of a swift triumph. Iran emerged standing, Trump’s leverage appears diminished and Tehran is presenting the outcome as a historic defeat for American power. Tonight George Galloway asks the central question: did Iran survive the war, or did it win it? Joining George: Crispin Flintoff: Presenter of The Crispin Flintoff Show and former organiser of the Stop Starmer campaign. Analysis of the Burnham factor, Labour’s deepening crisis and whether Keir Starmer is approaching the end. Trita Parsi: Iranian author and political analyst. A detailed assessment of the war, the final agreement and whether Tehran has fundamentally shifted the balance of power in the Middle East. Plus: Trump’s nul points and the collapse of his victory narrative Tehran’s claim of triumph after 110 days of confrontation Andy Burnham and the growing challenge to Starmer Labour’s crisis and whether the Prime Minister can survive 📊 LIVE POLL: Has Iran won the war? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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PEACE DEAL | Day 107 | Details emerge | Who won? | UK boards Russian tanker | Israel bombs Beirut
3w ago02:05:42Summary readyA peace deal on paper. War still raging in practice. Day 107 and the details are finally emerging. Trump claims a breakthrough, but the central question remains: who actually won? While Washington sells peace, Britain boards a Russian tanker and Israel bombs Beirut, exposing the widening gap between diplomatic language and military reality. Tonight George Galloway examines the deal, the winners, the losers and the conflicts still burning beneath the headlines. Joining George: Dr Christopher Helali: Researcher, political analyst and journalist. Analysis of the Iran agreement, Washington’s strategy and the balance of power after 107 days of confrontation. Professor Glenn Diesen: Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and host of The Greater Eurasia podcast. A geopolitical breakdown of the peace deal, the UK seizure of a Russian tanker and the accelerating confrontation between the West and Eurasia. Plus: The emerging terms of the peace deal and who gained the upper hand Britain boarding a Russian tanker and the danger of direct escalation Israel bombing Beirut despite the language of peace Trump, FIFA and whether the World Cup has become another political trophy 📊 LIVE POLL: Has Trump stolen the World Cup? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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WAR GAMES | Day 103 | Tainted World Cup | Middle East tensions rise | Trump new threats
4w ago01:52:10Summary ready🚨 Football, war and power collide as Trump issues new threats. Day 103 and the spectacle is turning darker. The World Cup is under a cloud as politics, money and bloodshed close in around the beautiful game. Middle East tensions are rising again, Trump is escalating the rhetoric and the line between sport, propaganda and war is becoming harder to see. Tonight George Galloway asks whether the world’s biggest sporting event has become another stage for power, hypocrisy and political theatre. Joining George: Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi: Professor at the University of Tehran. Live insight from Iran on rising tensions, Trump’s latest threats and the danger of renewed regional escalation. Nima Tavallaey Roodsari: Football journalist, broadcaster and analyst. A detailed look at the World Cup, FIFA and the political forces shaping the tournament. Plus: The tainted World Cup and FIFA’s crisis of credibility Trump’s latest threats and the risk of another war The Middle East edging back toward escalation Cuba in Washington’s sights and the return of regime change politics 📊 LIVE POLL: Will Trump invade Cuba next? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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100 DAYS | Trump: ’We won the - in the first hour, it was over.’ | Lebanon burns | Israel shooting
Jun 701:59:04Summary ready🚨 One hundred days of boasts, bloodshed and unfinished business. Trump claims the war was won “in the first hour”, but Lebanon is burning, Israel is reeling from another shooting and the wider conflict remains unresolved. Victory has been declared, yet the consequences keep mounting. Tonight George Galloway asks the question behind the triumphalism. Was anything really won, or has the world simply entered a more dangerous phase? Joining George: Garland Nixon: Radio Talk Show Host and Political Analyst. A hard-hitting analysis of the latest US news, political developments and the stories shaping the national debate. Larry C Johnson: Veteran of the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, and founder of BERG Associates. A deep intelligence briefing on Trump’s claim of victory, the reality on the ground and the risks still ahead. Plus: Lebanon burning as the regional crisis deepens The Israel shooting and the political shockwaves that follow Putin, Zelensky and whether a peace meeting could end the Ukraine war 📊 LIVE POLL: Should Putin meet Zelensky for a peace parley? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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STRIKE FORCE | Day 96 | Russia’s ‘Davos’ | St Petersburg strikes | US-Iran latest | Lebanon ‘truce’
Jun 301:50:41Summary ready🚨 Special show with guest host Gerald Celente. Russia gathers. The West strikes. The truce frays again. Day 96 and the world order is moving under our feet. As Russia’s “Davos” convenes in St Petersburg, the battle for global power sharpens. Strikes hit, US-Iran tensions remain unresolved and Lebanon’s so-called truce looks more fragile by the hour. Behind the headlines, diplomacy, war and information control are colliding. Tonight, in a special edition of The Mother of All Talkshows, Gerald Celente guest hosts in George Galloway’s absence. Is the West losing control of the story, the battlefield and the future? Joining Gerald: Judge Andrew Napolitano: Host of Judging Freedom. Legal and constitutional analysis of US power, foreign policy and the collapse of international norms. Joe Lauria: Editor-in-Chief of Consortium News, author, correspondent and co-host of CNLive. Analysis of Russia, Ukraine, media power and the geopolitical realignment underway. Plus: Russia’s “Davos” and the challenge to Western dominance St Petersburg strikes and the war beyond the front line US-Iran latest as the crisis refuses to die Lebanon’s fragile “truce” and the pressure on the region Elon Musk, X/Twitter and the collapse of the public square 📊 LIVE POLL: Has Elon Musk killed X/Twitter? 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44 📞 UK: 08 081 96 55 22 Watch live on YouTube and Facebook. Call in. Comment. Share.
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