Award-winning journalist Aaron Maté joins Mnar Adley to expose the hidden interests behind Trump’s Gaza “peace” deal — a plan rooted not in diplomacy but in real estate and natural gas profits.

As Israel’s ceasefire takes hold, Western media celebrate the return of Israeli captives while ignoring thousands of Palestinian prisoners and the empire’s economic motives beneath it all.

In this episode of Behind the Headlines and MintCast, Maté and Adley break down:

• How Trump’s Gaza plan ties into Israel’s offshore gas fields
• The Larry Ellison CBS takeover and its pro-Israel media implications
• Why the corporate press whitewashes empire’s crimes in Gaza
• The ongoing battle for narrative control in Western journalism

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In this urgent episode of the Mint Press News podcast, host Mnar Adley speaks with Lebanese war correspondent Ghadi Francis about Israel’s relentless war on Lebanon and Washington’s renewed campaign to force Hezbollah to disarm. Ghadi, whose Instagram account with over 400,000 followers was recently suspended by Meta, returns to the show to share firsthand reporting from the frontlines of South Lebanon.

Despite a so-called ceasefire, Israel continues daily attacks—bombing civilians, kidnapping fishermen and shepherds, expanding military positions on Lebanese soil, and flying drones over villages. Meanwhile, the U.S.-backed Lebanese government is pressuring Hezbollah to surrender its weapons without any guarantee that Israel won’t invade again.

Ghadi explains why Hezbollah cannot and will not disarm while Israeli forces still occupy Lebanese land. She details the horrific aftermath of Israel’s pager and walkie-talkie attacks that blinded and maimed thousands, including children. She also reveals how Lebanon’s economic collapse is being weaponized to fracture national unity and intensify pressure on the resistance.

This conversation exposes the complicity of Western media, the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy, and the terrifying reality that everyday devices could become weapons—thanks to Israeli-American technological warfare.

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Charlie Kirk’s assassination dominated global headlines. Meanwhile, Israel killed Yemen’s prime minister and bombed journalists — stories Western media buried.

Independent Yemeni journalist Abdellatif Al Washali joins MintPress to discuss the Red Sea blockade that has devastated Israel’s economy, the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, and why only Yemen is paying the price for resisting genocide in Gaza.

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The Trump administration is beating the drums of war in Latin America. Washington has placed a $50 million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of running a cocaine empire called the Cartel of the Suns.

But experts say the cartel barely registers on the DEA’s radar. Instead, the U.S. is inflating it into a narco-state menace — a pretext for regime change and invasion.

MintCast hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod are joined by:

• Diego Sequera, journalist with Misión Verdad in Caracas
• Leonardo Flores, co-founder of the Venezuela Solidarity Network and former analyst at Venezuela’s embassy in Washington

Together, they expose how Washington is weaponizing myths about drug trafficking to justify intervention — and why Venezuela remains at the heart of Latin America’s anti-imperialist struggle.

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When African Stream became one of the fastest-growing revolutionary media outlets on the planet, Washington took notice — and Silicon Valley pulled the plug. In this MintCast episode, hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod speak with Ahmed Kaballo, founder of African Stream, about the U.S.-led campaign that led to his platform being removed from the internet.

Kaballo also breaks down the rise of Burkina Faso’s young leader Ibrahim Traoré, the grassroots movement driving the Sahel’s anti-imperialist wave, and the growing push to expel Western military forces from Africa.

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Israel’s Hasbara machine just got a 2,000% budget boost. In this MintPress exclusive, Alan MacLeod breaks down how the Israeli Foreign Ministry is funneling $150 million into Google and YouTube ads aimed squarely at European audiences—while Unit 8200 veterans quietly staff Silicon Valley giants.

🔍 What you’ll learn:
• How YouTube served 45 million Europeans in weeks
• Why Google terms-of-service violations are ignored
• The Unit 8200–Google pipeline (99+ confirmed hires)
• Starlink’s secret role in Iran ops
• MAGA influencers on paid Israel junkets

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Motaz Azaiza became a global icon for his fearless photojournalism during Israel’s assault on Gaza. In this exclusive MintCast interview, host Mnar Adley speaks with Azaiza about surviving the onslaught, becoming a voice for his people, and why documenting war crimes has never been more urgent.

Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 200 journalists. Azaiza’s powerful images cut through the fog of war, inspiring millions and showing the world the human cost of Israel’s actions. He reflects on the emotional toll, the global response, and his mission to raise funds for UNRWA as Gaza starves under siege.

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Israel thought it could strike Iran and walk away unscathed. It was wrong.

In this explosive episode of MintCast, Tehran-based professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Mnar Adley from the heart of a city under Israeli bombardment to deliver a stark message: Israel is not in control—and the tide is turning fast.

Marandi says Israel’s attacks have only strengthened Iranian unity, while the Trump administration’s betrayal has shattered any future for diplomacy. “There is more solidarity now than at any point since Saddam’s invasion,” he explains. As the U.S. inches closer to full-scale war, public support at home is collapsing—60% of Americans oppose getting involved.

Marandi exposes the West’s wishful thinking, the media’s imperial spin, and why Israel may be walking into the biggest strategic mistake in its history.

🔊 Hear it straight from Tehran—where the war is real, and Israel is losing.

🎧 Guest: Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, University of Tehran
🎙 Host: Mnar Adley
📍 Recorded during active Israeli strikes on Iran

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