“Trump HUMILIATED!” Putin Rejects US Ceasefire & Houthis ATTACK Saudi Arabia

October 12, 2026

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The Houthis have attacked Riyadh’s international airport and Saudi oil facilities with drones and missiles, while Vladimir Putin has rejected a US-brokered energy ceasefire in Ukraine almost as soon as Donald Trump announced it on Truth Social. In the same weekend, Trump lifted US sanctions on Russian diesel, a move one analyst described as a “desperate measure with perverse consequences” that will pour billions into Russia’s war machine. These three developments—unfolding across two continents in a matter of days—form the core of this episode’s analysis, with a panel of experts trying to make sense of what they see as a dangerous escalation trap spinning out of control.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:02) **Show Open & Panel Introduction** - Piers Morgan introduces a dramatic three-day period with the Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia and Trump attempting a deal with Putin, bringing in a panel of experts.
2 (02:55) **Robert Pape: The "Escalation Trap"** - Pape argues the world is in a dangerous, self-reinforcing spiral of escalation involving multiple actors.
3 (04:15) **Robert Harwood: Trump's Motivation & The East vs. West Alignment** - Harwood argues Trump's primary goal is lowering domestic costs, and he frames the conflicts as a broader East vs. West struggle.
4 (05:38) **Aramate: The Houthi Strategy & The Flawed History of the Conflict** - Aramate argues the Houthi attacks are a response to Saudi aggression and that the US has consistently rejected diplomacy.
5 (08:41) **Alan Eyre: The War with Iran Was a "Strategic Fiasco"** - Eyre argues the US-Israeli attack on Iran was an unnecessary war based on a flawed concept.
6 (09:16) **Robert Pape on the Russian Diesel Deal: "The MAGA Ship is Leaking"** - Pape argues the deal with Putin is a transparent, desperate political move to shore up support before the midterm elections.
7 (10:56) **Robert Harwood: The Post-Midterm Strategy for Iran** - Harwood explains the administration’s strategy is financial strangulation, not a kinetic war, and they are waiting for the midterms to pass.

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Guests on this episode

Robert Pape Piers Morgan Mohammad Marandi

Show Notes

President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian fuel risks injecting billions into Moscow’s war machine, weakening Ukraine’s position and adding to the pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky.

As the fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran spreads, Trump’s proposed “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine appears to have done little to calm tensions, with Russian forces striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure shortly after Kyiv signalled its willingness to comply.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi rebels are escalating attacks on Saudi oil tankers and energy facilities, with drones and missiles also targeting Riyadh’s international airport. As oil prices surge and instability spreads across the region, Trump’s efforts to ease pressure at the pump risk producing the opposite result.

Piers Morgan is joined by political scientist and global security scholar Robert Pape; Robert Harward, former Deputy Commander of US Central Command and member of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America’s Iran Policy Project; Alan Eyre, former Persian-language spokesman for the US State Department; Aaron Maté, journalist with The Grayzone; and Mohammed Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran, to debate the escalating conflict and its global consequences.

Then, Piers welcomes History Uncensored hosts Bianca Nobilo and Tim Marshall to Uncensored. As the world faces mounting geopolitical turmoil, are the lessons of history being ignored - or is history repeating itself?

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:37) Robert Pape: “Most dangerous period since the war began"

(00:05:36) Aaron Maté on why the Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia

(00:14:16) Putin offers a one-day ceasefire for Ukrainian elections

(00:17:22) Alan Eyre: Will Trump end up with a worse Iran deal than Obama?

(00:22:23) Zelensky hits back at Trump and Elon Musk over Ukraine’s leadership

(00:25:13) Should the Fort Hood shooter’s execution be live-streamed?

(00:29:50) Professor Marandi on the Houthis and Saudi Arabia

(00:36:43) Robert Pape on the danger of moral certainty in war

(00:43:54) History Uncensored’s Bianca Nobilo and Tim Marshall join

(00:51:24) Has Trump ignored the lessons of history?

(00:54:07) The AI threat: Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking’s warning

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