THE BIG FIGHT

THE BIG FIGHT

From DINESH Podcast by Salem Podcast Network

April 20, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 11

About this episode

The episode discusses Iran's diplomatic failures and features a debate on the political alignment of Pope Leo XIV with guest Paul Kengor.

Iran is losing on every front, yet a strange coalition of global Leftists, Democrats and former MAGA podcasters insists otherwise. What’s going on?  Also, I get into a friendly debate with political scientist Paul Kengor, who defends the Pope Leo XIV against Trump and insists the Pope is a Republican and a conservative! (1:58) Iran's Diplomatic Failures (5:07) Iran Alienates Arab Allies (7:22) Trump's Double Blockade Strategy (10:30) Europe's Useless Plan & Trump's Maritime Vision (13:47) Iran's "Moral Restraint" Debunked (15:30) A Free Iran, Venezuela & Cuba? (21:22) Guest: Paul Kengor on Pope Leo XIV (28:08) Is Pope Leo Actually a Conservative? (34:17) Trump the Dealmaker vs. The Pope the Moralist (39:26) Unpacking the Just War Tradition (44:45) Should the Pope Condemn Radical Islam? (51:01) The Vatican's Diplomatic Balancing Act (55:06) What Catholics Should Take From This Leave the old “buy and hold” crypto strategy behind at https://DineshCrypto.com ! Purchase crypto with military grade encryption and American customer service. Hundreds of crypto holders have saved MILLIONS thanks to BlockTrustIRA’s Animus AI. Visit…

People in this episode

Guest: Paul Kengor

Topics covered

  • Iran's diplomatic failures
  • political debate
  • Pope Leo XIV
  • Trump's strategies
  • Middle Eastern politics
  • Catholicism and conservatism

Keywords

  • Iran
  • Pope Leo XIV
  • Trump
  • political debate
  • Middle East
  • Catholicism
  • conservatism

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pope Leo XIV, Trump, Vatican

Places: Iran, Venezuela, Cuba

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