About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the escalating conflict in Lebanon and its broader regional implications with Senior Analyst Hilal Khashan.

As war rages in the Middle East, the future of Iran remains an open question. The same can be said for Lebanon, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel have been taking place for more than a week. On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, host Christian Smith is joined by Senior Analyst Hilal Khashan for a ground-level perspective on the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and to explore the broader regional impacts of the Iran war. Visit http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com for world-class geopolitical analysis and discussion, and to access our full 2026 Forecast: Re-anchoring the World.

People in this episode

Host: Christian Smith

Guest: Hilal Khashan

Topics covered

• Hezbollah
• Iran
• Lebanon
• Middle East conflict
• regional impacts
• geopolitics

Keywords

• Hezbollah
• Iran
• Lebanon
• Israel
• Middle East
• geopolitics
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Geopolitical Futures

Places: Lebanon, Iran, Middle East, Israel

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