# Transition Protocol 40+ years building global FX infrastructure. Group Director at Ibex Technology Group. Host of Power Shift: decoding the geopolitical finance and structural architecture reshaping global capital flows. Insight into how money really moves. Page: Feed: --- ## [EXCLUSIVE Pravin: Trump Asked His TOP General “Can I Use NUKES on Iran?”Trump Tried to BRIBE Iran.](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/exclusive-pravin-trump-asked-his) _2026-08-20 · Transition Protocol_ Trump’s secret attempt to bribe Iran’s top IRGC general has failed — and General Vahidi reported the offer straight to Supreme Leader Khamenei within hours. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212015680/10c4abb6a3872caf638a4a389e2f13e2.mp3) ## [Sources: Trump Offered the IRGC Billions. Tehran Told Munir.](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/sources-trump-offered-the-irgc-billions) _2026-08-19 · Transition Protocol_ Opened in May, resurrected last week, answered in one word: treason. And Europe runs out of diesel first. ## [LARRY & PEPE:Trump Tried to Buy Iran's Revolutionary Guard IRAN REJECTS TRUMP'S BILLIONS IN BRIBES](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/larry-and-pepetrump-tried-to-buy) _2026-08-19 · Transition Protocol_ Trump's White House tried to buy off Iran's Revolutionary Guard with a multi-billion-dollar offer modeled on the Venezuela playbook — and got refused twice, first by IRGC commander Vahidi, who called it treason, and then by Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, who told Trump directly that Islamabad would not help destabilize Tehran's leadership. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211925484/55849f013b97685622e40deb8ace1137.mp3) ## [Sabrina Salvati:They Discussed Nuking Iran Twice. Here’s Who Stopped It.“All-Out War” Warning](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/sabrina-salvatithey-discussed-nuking) _2026-08-19 · Transition Protocol_ NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON IRAN WERE DISCUSSED IN STRATEGY MEETINGS — and according to informed sources, the atomic-bomb question was raised twice inside the Trump administration before the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs shut it down. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211757444/97adf2dbaecf8099976f8548974f61d0.mp3) ## [Vahidi Said No. Then the White House Started Talking Nukes.](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/vahidi-said-no-then-the-white-house) _2026-08-18 · Transition Protocol_ Three back-channels to Iran have now collapsed in three months — and Washington's remaining options are getting darker, not more diplomatic. ## [EXCLUSIVE PEPE: Trump’s Secret Iran Backchannel COLLAPSED-Pak Army Chief Refused Trump’s Request](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/exclusive-pepe-trumps-secret-iran) _2026-08-18 · Transition Protocol_ The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding has expired — and this episode reveals exactly why. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211774794/e8aa6edd3aaf55cc00664da066c2f58d.mp3) ## [Trump Raised the Nuclear Option. His Own Military Said No.](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/trump-raised-the-nuclear-option-his) _2026-08-18 · Transition Protocol_ A lapsed deal, two uncorroborated sources, and a guest who says Iran is already days from an answer. ## [Alex Krainer:Trump Asked About NUKING Iran GENERALS Said NO Will Trump Use a Nuclear Weapon on IRAN?](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/alex-krainertrump-asked-about-nuking) _2026-08-18 · Transition Protocol_ Trump asked about nuking Iran — and was rebuffed. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211754497/6879aba8759f53bbd14b907ec31cc023.mp3) ## [Iran Done Playing Defense: A US Warship Is Next](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/iran-done-playing-defense-a-us-warship) _2026-08-17 · Transition Protocol_ An oil-tanker ETF just quadrupled since February. Iran's oil is still moving — the blockade isn't working. ## [BREAKING EX-CIA Larry: "Iran Is Done Playing Defense”: Insiders WARN of a Strike on a US Warship](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/breaking-ex-cia-larry-iran-is-done) _2026-08-17 · Transition Protocol_ Iran has moved from defensive to offensive posture — and sources in Tehran and Islamabad tell Transition Protocol the next step under discussion is an attack on a US Navy warship. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211620511/74739bbd8ea2606c3283da399cb25289.mp3) ## [Get started with Turso (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/46YJSv8u2DuY) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Turso account to access the app. ## [What Your Subscription Actually Buys](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/what-your-subscription-actually-buys) _2026-08-17 · Transition Protocol_ Three stories that would have travelled, all three labelled single-source — plus a correction of our own, in the same document as the exclusives ## [Where This War Actually Stands](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/where-this-war-actually-stands) _2026-08-17 · Transition Protocol_ Everything the public record supports on the Islamabad memorandum expiring August 17 — and an honest account of what sits behind the paywall ## [The Deadline Week](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/the-deadline-week) _2026-08-17 · Transition Protocol_ Security Briefing, Special Edition — the memorandum expires Monday, the mediator says it was extended, Tehran says there was never a ceasefire to extend, and neither capital will confirm anything ## [Tehran Authorized the Blackout. Trump Has No Exit.](https://zulfiqar.substack.com/p/tehran-authorized-the-blackout-trump) _2026-08-16 · Transition Protocol_ Sources say Tehran cleared the plan to cut the cables under Hormuz — the ones carrying your internet.