About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of US-Iran negotiations, Australia's defence issues, and international reactions to Israel's actions.
There's a great deal to unpack, starting with the Strait of Hormuz - and no one knows the exact state of negotiations between the US and Iran. Neither are particularly trustworthy and the situation seems to change hourly. And a quick reminder - this is a war initially cheered on by our government and even more enthusiastically supported by the opposition. On the local front, the Collins Life of Type Extension (LOTE) has been gutted, jeopardising Australia's submarine deterrence capability. Defence Minister Richard Marles gave an embarrassing speech last week focussed on blaming the opposition for all of the problems, overlooking the fact that he has just had his 4th anniversary as the Minister responsible. Quick summary - this has been a massive Defence failure, which has also been exposed by the ANAO. Even worse, it's this same group of manifestly incompetent people who are in charge of AUKUS Pillar One. Finally a few words about Israel, which is continuing to massively lose international support by the treatment of peaceful protesters, including from Australia. The continuing destruction of southern Lebanon using Gaza-style tactics isn't helping. Hosted on Acast. See…
Topics covered
- US-Iran negotiations
- Australia's submarine capability
- Defence Minister's speech
- AUKUS Pillar One
- Israel's international support
- Lebanon conflict
Keywords
- Strait of Hormuz
- Richard Marles
- Collins LOTE
- AUKUS
- Israel
- Lebanon
- defence failure
- international support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US, Iran, ANAO, AUKUS, Collins Life of Type Extension
Places: Australia, Strait of Hormuz, southern Lebanon, Gaza
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