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The episode discusses the emerging changes in the Middle East due to the ongoing Iran war and its implications for power dynamics in the region.

The last few days have brought a flurry of developments in the Iran war. As armed hostilities between the US and Iran resumed over the weekend, news broke that US Senator Lindsey Graham had died. Graham was a staunch supporter of Israel and of the war in Iran. And on Monday, President Trump declared US control over the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a 20% reimbursement rate for all cargo that moves through the waterway. It’s not clear when the war with Iran will end. But when it does, the balance of power in the Middle East will look very different than it did before Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Peter Martin joins host David Gura to discuss the new alliances, revised trade routes and expanded battlefields that are reshaping the Middle East. We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at  Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Laura Newcombe; Reported by Peter Martin; Edited by Nicole Beemsterboer. Fact-checking by Victor Swezey; Engineering by Alex Suguira. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole…

People in this episode

Host: David Gura

Guest: Peter Martin

Topics covered

• Middle East
• Iran War
• US foreign policy
• alliances
• trade routes
• conflict

Keywords

• Iran war
• Middle East
• alliances
• Lindsey Graham
• Donald Trump
• Strait of Hormuz
• US foreign policy

Sponsors

Bloomberg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, iHeartPodcasts

Places: Iran, Israel, United States, Strait of Hormuz

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