Iran-US: Blockade Reimposed, Strikes Escalate | Irina Tsukerman | Global Politics for Leaders 72

Iran-US: Blockade Reimposed, Strikes Escalate | Irina Tsukerman | Global Politics for Leaders 72

July 16, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the collapse of the Iran-US ceasefire and the implications of renewed conflict with insights from Irina Tsukerman.

In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) examines the effective collapse of the Iran-US ceasefire and the return to open conflict with Irina Tsukerman, a US-based national security and human rights lawyer, renowned geopolitical analyst, and Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider. Together, they explore the US naval blockade reimposed on Iranian ports, multiple days of strikes and Iranian retaliation, what this means for global energy markets and the Strait of Hormuz, and the broader context—including PM Modi's three-nation tour, the 16th India-Japan summit, and takeaways from the NATO Ankara summit.

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