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Alex Krainer discusses the strategic failures of the Trump administration in Iran and the broader geopolitical implications.

Earn up to a 4% yield on your physical gold or silver, paid in gold ounces: https://Monetary-Metals.com/Commodity Alex Krainer has no idea why the Trump administration is getting bogged down in a war of attrition they can't win in the Middle East, as MAGA discards the America First agenda, but he bets Israel has something to do with it. Alex breaks down the strategic failures in Iran and the drivers behind it, why the EU is forever obsessed with bringing down Russia, the economic impacts of g...

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Host: Jesse Day

Guest: Alex Krainer

Topics covered

• Iran operations
• Trump administration
• Middle East conflict
• EU politics
• Russia relations
• economic impacts

Keywords

• Trump administration
• Iran
• Middle East
• EU
• Russia
• economic impacts
• Alex Krainer

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Organizations: Trump administration, EU

Places: Iran, Russia, Middle East

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