About this episode
The episode discusses the evolving situation in the Middle East, the US's actions regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Australia's fuel crisis, and the government's diplomatic relations with South Korea.
Events in the Middle East continue to evolve in rapid and unexpected directions. Following the failure of peace talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran, the US is now hoping to open the Strait of Hormuz by blockading it. In the short term, the fuel crisis in Australia may get worse before it gets better - not that you would know that by looking at the amount of jet fuel being burnt up by our PM and Defence Minister. Speaking of which, a new National Defence Strategy will be released this week. It is likely to be dead on arrival because it has been written by people who refuse to accept that the world is changing and that the US is no longer a reliable ally. Finally - what does this government have against South Korea, which is the largest supplier of petroleum to us, along with Singapore? Why are they being ignored in the current flurry of high level diplomatic activity? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Topics covered
- Middle East events
- US-Iran relations
- fuel crisis in Australia
- National Defence Strategy
- diplomatic relations
- South Korea
- geopolitical commentary
Keywords
- Middle East
- US
- Iran
- fuel crisis
- National Defence Strategy
- South Korea
- diplomacy
- geopolitics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US, Iran, National Defence Strategy
Places: Strait of Hormuz, Australia, South Korea, Singapore
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