PU94-IT S OVER - IRGC Mistake Confirms Trump s Hit on the British Empire - Promethean Updates

In this episode Susan Kokenda unpacks the 25‑page open letter the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent to Americans just weeks before the midterms. The IRGC frames Donald Trump as the lone defender against a revived British imperial agenda, drawing a line from the 1953 Mossadegh coup to the 1956 Suez crisis. Kokenda highlights how the letter omits Britain’s historic role in toppling Mossadegh and in supporting the Shah’s downfall, then blames the United States for perpetuating a divide‑and‑conquer strategy that originated in the British Empire. The show then turns to the Council on Foreign Relations, whose recent "Backstory" email compares today’s Iran policy to Britain and France’s failed Suez adventure—while conveniently ignoring Eisenhower’s decisive opposition to the colonial push. Kokenda cites Richard Haass’s on‑air eulogy for the post‑war liberal order and Bronwyn Maddox’s warning that allies may soon have to defend themselves against the United States itself. Mark Carney’s warning about a possible Trump‑ordered strike on Canada is presented as the ultimate proof that the midterms are a showdown between Trump’s sovereign republic and the lingering institutions of a modern British Empire. The episode ties together IRGC propaganda, CFR commentary, and historic imperial interventions to argue that the midterm stakes are nothing less than the survival of the empire’s legacy.

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