In this March 16, 2026, Promethean Pac Monday night strategic overview, host Mike Steger argues that the key question in the Iran conflict is not oil prices or regime change, but whether President Trump can reorganize global relations to prevent future administrations from being trapped by Washington's “deep state” and neocon permanent-war dynamics.
He traces a long strategy of using radical Islamist destabilization and the 1979 Iranian regime as a “permanent enemy” to justify Middle East conflict and ultimately drive confrontation with Russia, citing Libya, Syria, Ukraine, and the Russia proxy war.
Steger contends Trump is operating from a different map: maintaining dialogue with Russia, pressuring reluctant allies over Strait of Hormuz security, and challenging the UK’s escalatory role in Ukraine.
He frames U.S.-Russia collaboration as the decisive geopolitical pivot for ending perpetual war and shifting toward nation-state cooperation.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome and Format
00:26 War Focus and Real Questions
00:56 Deep State and Leadership Arc
03:33 Neocon Map and Permanent War
07:00 Imperial Divide and Conquer
09:50 LaRouche Warning and Ukraine
13:25 Trump Strategy Beyond Iran
17:31 Working with Russia and China
21:19 UK Escalation and Strait Plan
23:43 Why US Russia Pivot Matters
26:54 Clearing the Chessboard
28:40 Historical US-Russia Alliance
30:26 Wrap Up and Q and A
