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A
I don't see how Europe recovers from this. It is, they are in a really bad situation. In fact, what we're hearing is they're on the brink of a civil, violent, physical civil war.
B
Well, and already you see the capitulation or the passivity where, as we know, especially in the UK you have a variety of migrant groups, Somalis and others and Afghans that are participating in, in different rapes and other things of the culture. And, and there's been a kind of a, of a squashing of investigation. You know, you look at Sweden, Sweden, that they've come to realize, man, we're losing our culture. Germany now, most of the countries now because of Trump, because of the, again, love them or not, that's irrelevant. But the fact that he has been super active in basically guarding the borders. I mean, they're, now they're talking about where there has been zero, like, think about that. Zero crossings, zero arrests, which is unheard of. But the, the people in many of the, the countries in Europe are realizing, well, we're glad that he did that because now we feel justified in the same way that he kind of led the charge in order to embrace, it's not wrong to embrace your own culture and, and know that there's a historical, you know, again, Scandinavian culture that's not, you know, seventh century Arab culture. And, and, you know, there's, every culture has its own. There's value and there's beauty in all of them. But don't come here if you're going to come here. You're embracing our culture. Not, you're not, we're not stay. If you want to keep your own Arab cultures, we'll stay in Arabia or stayed in some of the other countries. But let me ask you this, what we're watching. Let's give a little update on what's happening in the Middle East. Again, going back to some of the geopolitics with Iran and with Israel and some of the things that Trump is doing. What are you, what are you seeing lately?
A
Yeah, well, obviously our navy is over there and they're now guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which is, which is good. Somehow Iran is still getting boats out there. I know that a couple of boats have been, of the oil tankers have been attacked. This is going to be difficult to solve because the mullahs don't care about their people. They don't want a deal. All right? They want war. Because they know, and you and I know this, that their belief is that if we have this all out war, they're going to bring the Mahdi back in and that's going to bring the second coming and so political Islam. And that's if you look at it all over Europe and now here in America, they're not here to assimilate. When I talk to people over, when we were in the UK there's like over 600 no go zones where you and I couldn't go in. They have Sharia courts over there and we're seeing in Texas right now they want to do the same thing. They're trying to take over Texas. So this isn't just in the Middle east, this is a global threat that we're dealing with right now. But getting back to your question about Iran, that's going to be a difficult one without putting troops on the ground because at some point if they want to get that nuclear material out there, somebody's going to have to go there, guard it, secure it while they take it out of there. And you know, they're saying this could be over within a few weeks, maybe a month before the straits fully open again. But you know, where, where are the troops going? Where is the RIGC going to go? Where, where are they going to go? The irgc. Sorry, where are they going to go? They're there and there's what, a million of them? So I, it's going to be really difficult to, to see a transition. I know when this first started we thought that people would rise up and take over their government, but that, that's not going to be easy, especially when they're unarmed and we saw what, 40,000 were killed. So this is not a good situation. I know they want it to end quick. I know the American people would like to see it end quick. But if we don't finish the job over there, they'll just rise up and start all over again. Somehow, some way that regime has to be removed if we don't want a continued threat.
B
Yeah, it is extremely challenging. As you mentioned, I read this morning that the United States sank six fast boats that were causing trouble. What's left? There's not much left of the Iranian navy, but there's no doubt the blockade is working. The blockade is working. There's a desperation. Iran launched several missiles and drones at the UAE because the UAE got out of OPEC and they're trying to cause trouble. So it's interesting as well that the UAE and some of these other countries, these, these Muslim countries are now providing intelligence and bank accounts because a lot of that money was filtered through Qatar and So they're providing now this information, which is allowing increased sanctions to now have greater effect from the United States, because now they have the information. And so I think Iran is making some, some, some blunders. But as you. Why? Why? Because they're just filled with blind hatred. And so, as you said, they don't. They've already killed 40, 50,000 of their own. So I don't know if you remember this a few weeks ago. You probably do. But when Trump. This is one of the mistakes I think Trump made. One of the few mistakes I think he's made in this is he said, all right, well, if you guys don't give in, then we're going to bomb your infrastructure and we're going to give you 10 days. Well, on day nine, Iran went around and gathered all these women and children, and then they, they wrapped them all around the infrastructure, the electrical plants and stuff, willing to sacrifice their own children and said, okay, Trump, now are you going to destroy it? Well, Trump obviously should have just destroyed it in the sense of without notifying him in advance. So they kind of outplayed him there. So now he's like, well, okay, and I'm certainly that glad he didn't kill any children or other people. But then he went to the blockade. So the blockade is working. But we see, we see as well, how's it going to play? Like you said, I think Israel is going to probably end up having to provide the troops to get the enriched uranium, because I think they need to stop the threat more than the United States for sure, because they're closer within missile ranges. But let me ask you this. There was a report just over the last few days where we saw that the German chancellor was really relatively ignorant, speaking about how that the. America is losing this, this war, America is being embarrassed by the Iranians. And you're. I don't know what, what you're looking at, but so Trump, obviously, that offended Trump. And so now Trump, of course, is discussing ways in which NATO has shown itself to be an unwilling or unhelpful partner. And so he talked about removing at least 5,000, potentially more than troops from Germany. So Trump seems to be saying, look, you know, I'm done with NATO. You guys are a bunch of freeloaders. And so we, we don't need to be in Germany. There are benefits of having bases at different places, but we don't need to be there to help. And now we have the German chancellor basically walking back some of his comments because I think they realize maybe your thoughts on that they realize that. Can NATO really be NATO without the United States?
A
No. In fact, how they're not helping us out with this because they're the ones that benefit the most from oil going through the strait there. So how they can not help us out. And then even worse, even more egregious, is the fact they won't let us use the, our bases in their country to do these operations. I mean, that, that just blows my mind. I, I don't even know how you can wrap your brain around that. Those are our bases that we fund. We're part of NATO. They're part of NATO. That should be an automatic, let alone not coming in and using your resources to help out. Yeah, the intelligence is great, but I'd like to see more countries step up and get some of their military assets in there to help us out, because we're fronting most of the bill right now for this. And so not only is it not fair, it's just morally not right. They're the ones that benefit the most from it. They're the ones that benefit the most from us being in NATO. So they need to step up. And I'm surprised Trump hasn't put more pressure on him to do that. I really am.
Episode: Europe Is COLLAPSING? | Identity Crisis Explained | Ken Mikle
Date: May 28, 2026
Hosts: Gary Stearman, Mondo Gonzales
Guest: Ken Mikle
In this episode, hosts Gary Stearman and Mondo Gonzales, joined by guest Ken Mikle, delve into the current state of Europe amid cultural upheaval, mass migration, and threats of internal conflict. They explore the interconnectedness between European instability, geopolitical tension in the Middle East—especially involving Iran—and the shifting dynamics of U.S. and NATO relations, all through the lens of Bible prophecy and current events.
“I don't see how Europe recovers from this. … they are in a really bad situation. … they're on the brink of a civil, violent, physical civil war.” (00:00)
“There’s been a kind of … squashing of investigation. … they’ve come to realize, man, we’re losing our culture.” (00:13)
“Don’t come here if you’re going to come here. You’re embracing our culture.” (01:07)
“Our navy is over there and they're now guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which is good. Somehow Iran is still getting boats out there. … This is going to be difficult to solve because the mullahs don’t care about their people. They don’t want a deal. … They want war.” (02:02)
“Their belief is that if we have this all out war, they’re going to bring the Mahdi back in and that’s going to bring the second coming…” (02:23)
“They have Sharia courts over there and we’re seeing in Texas right now they want to do the same thing. … This is a global threat that we’re dealing with right now.” (02:54)
“At some point, if they want to get that nuclear material out there, somebody’s going to have to go there, guard it, secure it… we saw what, 40,000 were killed. So this is not a good situation.” (03:20)
“I read this morning that the United States sank six fast boats that were causing trouble. … There’s not much left of the Iranian navy, but there’s no doubt the blockade is working.” (04:35)
“This is one of the mistakes I think Trump made…he said, all right, well, if you guys don’t give in, then we’re going to bomb your infrastructure…Well, on day nine, Iran…gathered all these women and children…and said, okay, Trump, now are you going to destroy it? … They outplayed him there.” (05:25)
“I think Israel is going to probably end up having to provide the troops to get the enriched uranium…they need to stop the threat more than the United States…” (06:30)
“Trump seems to be saying, look, you know, I’m done with NATO. You guys are a bunch of freeloaders. … So we don’t need to be in Germany.” (07:10)
“How they can not help us out. And then even worse…they won’t let us use the, our bases in their country to do these operations…Those are our bases that we fund.” (07:51)
“Not only is it not fair, it’s just morally not right. They’re the ones that benefit the most from it.” (08:30) “They need to step up. And I’m surprised Trump hasn’t put more pressure on him to do that. I really am.” (08:41)
The conversation is blunt, urgent, and often critical, reflecting deep concern for the future of Western culture, the dangers of radical Islamism, and frustration over what the hosts see as European and NATO passivity. The episode weaves biblical prophecy themes with real-world geopolitics, warning of escalating conflict both within Europe and in the Middle East, and questioning the viability of old alliances unless nations step up to collective defense.
This summary captures the essence and main arguments of the episode, including the hosts’ perspectives and critical moments for anyone wishing to understand the discussion without listening in full.