Sanchez Effect

‘The notion that Iran can be brought to its knees in weeks makes no sense’ – Professor Jeffrey Sachs
On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, renowned Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs has a reality check for Washington. He argues that Iran, with its vast, mountainous territory, large population, advanced missiles and intricate...
Apr 2, 2026 18:03
Sanchez Effect is a journalistic rebellion. RT’s flagship program is led by Rick Sanchez, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning newsman who’s made a career out of defying the status quo. “When only one side of a story is permitted, that’s when I push harder. If Moscow is deemed off-limits, it’s precisely where I want to be. Because more often than not, truth resides in the places we’re told not to look.”

‘The notion that Iran can be brought to its knees in weeks makes no sense’ – Professor Jeffrey Sachs
On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, renowned Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs has a reality check for Washington. He argues that Iran, with its vast, mountainous territory, large population, advanced missiles and intricate...
Apr 2, 2026 18:03
‘Shame on Bibi Netanyahu. You are not a friend to Christians at all’ – Carrie Prejean
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect Rick exposes the Israeli government’s anti-Christian sentiments and how US officials are bowing to Israeli lobbyists despite that fact. There’s no better guest to help us do it than former...
Apr 1, 2026 17:24
‘Trump calls on us to go to the Strait of Hormuz and clean up the mess’ – EU lawmaker
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect Rick discusses the Iran war with Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Amid news and speculation about a possible US ground invasion...
Mar 31, 2026 17:16
‘Hasn’t Trump said that he is going for regime change, and he is not talking to us?’ – Iranian Ambassador to Russia
As the US-Israeli war against Iran rages on, all signs point towards a looming American ground invasion. In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick talks to Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali. The envoy didn’t hesitate to pour...
Mar 30, 2026 15:51
‘Trump will make a desperate play and Iran will come out a major winner of this war in the long run’ – Jiang Xueqin
‘Trump wants D-Day, he is in a desperate situation and will make a desperate play. But Iran will come out a major winner of this war in the long run.’ – Jiang Xueqin In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick and his guest...
Mar 26, 2026 19:03
‘While Trump’s army is out of the reach of Iranian rockets, the allies have to clean up his sh*t’ – Rudi Kennes
‘Trump calls on us to go to the Strait of Hormuz and clean up the mess. While his own army is out of the reach of Iranian rockets, the allies have to clean up his sh*t’ – a member of the European Parliament. In this episode of...
Mar 25, 2026 22:09
‘The latest leak on the talks is coming out of Israel, but I find it hard to believe’ – Garland Nixon
In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect, Rick invites veteran journalist Garland Nixon and former US Marine Corps officer Scott Ritter to discuss recent events around the war on Iran. They even sit next to a big map of the region so you can...
Mar 24, 2026 18:10
‘Sanctions against Russia were absolute suicide in plunging the bloc into huge trouble’ – EU lawmaker
In the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, we dive into how the European Union and the Ukrainian conflict have been overshadowed by the chaos in the Middle East. Our guest, Slovak MEP Lubos Blaha, argues that the EU has shot itself in the foot by...
Mar 23, 2026 17:40
‘Israel’s fifth column in the US doesn’t see a difference between Israel’s interests and America’s interests’ - Scott Horton
‘Israel's fifth column in the US doesn't see a difference between Israel's interests and America's interests. The flea wags the dog because of democracy, right?’ - Scott Horton. In this episode of ‘Sanchez Effect’ we hear...
Mar 19, 2026 23:28