#1718 On the Path to Destruction: Israel Attacks Iran as Support for War on Gaza Drops
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🗓️ 25 June 2025
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Summary
Air Date: 6-25-2025
We thought we were going to have an episode about the war Israel is conducting ready for you last week but then they started another war. So, it would have felt odd to release an Israel episode without the latest major updates including Iran. I can only imagine what will happen between the time I speak these words and when you hear them that will make this episode feel out of date.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Why Is The Media Coverage of Israel vs Iran So Skewed? - Zeteo - Air 6-16-25Â
KP 3: The REAL Reason Israel Attacked Iran - uncivilized - Air Date 6-18-25Â
(00:40:25.) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
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DEEPER DIVES
(00:49:45)Â SECTION A:Â STARVATION
A2: When Hunger Is a Weapon - Front Burner - Air Date 6-3-25Â
A4: Mara Kronenfeld on Israel’s Aid Blockade - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-16-25Â
(01:42:13)Â SECTION B:Â GAZA
B1: The Israeli Government’s True Goal in Gaza - On Point - Air Date 6-5-25Â
B3: The State of the Gaza Negotiations and Ongoing Israeli Massacres - Drop Site News - Air Date 6-3-25Â
(02:08:26)Â SECTION C:Â NETANYAHU
C1: Israel Allies With ISIS - To STARVE Gaza to Death - Owen Jones - Air Date 6-10-25Â
C2: Israeli Forces Open Fire at New Gaza “Aid” Site, as Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire Deal Part 2 - Drop Site News - Air Date 5-27
(02:30:42)Â SECTION D: Historical & Media Context
D1: Blowback: How Israel Helped Create Hamas - The Intercept - Air Date 2-20-18Â
D2: How Israel, the Media, & the West Set the Stage for Gaza’s Genocide - Zeteo - Air Date 6-10-25Â
(02:48:16)Â SECTION E:Â WAR WITH IRAN
E2: Will the US Join the War With Iran? w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed - American Prestige - Air Date 6-18-25
E3: Israel Attacks Iran w/ SĂ©amus Malekafzali - American Prestige - Air Date 6-13-25
(03:13:15)Â SECTION F:Â PROTESTS
F1: LIVE Interview From Gaza Flotilla as Threats Escalate - Empire Files - Air Date 6-4-25
F2: Piers Morgan's DISGUSTING Attack On Greta Thunberg - Novara Media - Air Date 6-9-25Â
F3: The Grassroots Movements to Break the Siege on Gaza - Drop Site News - Air Date 6-10-25Â
F4: Why Sisi Won't Lift the Gaza Blockade - Middle East Eye - Air Date 6-11-25
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left podcast. |
| 0:06.8 | We thought we were going to have an episode about the war Israel is conducting ready for you last week, but then they started another war. |
| 0:14.4 | So it would have held odd to release an Israel episode without all the latest major updates, including Iran. |
| 0:20.3 | And I can only imagine what will happen between the time I speak these words and when you |
| 0:25.0 | hear them that will make this episode feel out of date anyway. |
| 0:29.7 | Those looking for a quick overview, the sources providing our top takes in about 40 minutes |
| 0:34.0 | today includes Zateo, the Daily Show, Uncivilized, DropSight News, France 24 English, and Democracy Now. |
| 0:43.1 | Then, in the additional deeper dives have of the show, there will be more in six sections. |
| 0:48.0 | Section A, Starvation, followed by Section B, Gaza, Section C, Netanyahu, Section D, Historical Context, Section E, War with Iran, |
| 0:58.4 | and Section F protests. |
| 1:01.1 | But first, a reminder to check out our new show solved on the Best of Left YouTube channel. |
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| 1:10.5 | We're all about quality over quantity and focus on developing unifying themes for our discussions |
| 1:16.0 | in each episode. |
| 1:17.2 | Plus, we animate ourselves and produce songs about our discussions each week to help our ideas |
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| 1:33.1 | That's all on the best of luck YouTube channel, linked in the show notes. |
| 1:36.6 | And now, on to the show. |
| 1:44.1 | If you're watching Western media coverage of the Iran-Israel crisis, you might be witnessing |
| 1:49.2 | a rather upside-down, topsy-turvy, bizarre view of the world of reality. |
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