Financial Crash Expert: In 3 months We’ll Enter A Famine! If Iran Doesn’t Surrender It's The End!

Financial Crash Expert: In 3 months We’ll Enter A Famine! If Iran Doesn’t Surrender It's The End!

April 6, 2026 · 1h 34m

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Professor Steve Keen discusses the potential impact of the Iran war on food prices and the global economy.

He predicted the 2008 crash, now Professor Steve Keen warns the Iran war is coming for your food prices. Professor Steve Keen is the world's first rebel economist to predict the 2008 financial crisis years before it happened, based on his proprietary data software, Ravel©. He has spent over 30 years as an academic, and is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Amsterdam. He explains: ◼ Why your food prices could double and the one resource nobody is talking about ◼ The 5 ways this war could end and which scenario keeps you safest ◼ How one 20km gap controls your phone, your heating, and your food ◼ Why nobody around Trump will tell him he's losing and what that means for you ◼ How AI could wipe out half of all jobs and what you should do right now Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:15 Who Is Professor Steven—And Why His Perspective Matters Now 00:02:41 What’s Really Driving Tensions Between The US, Israel, And Iran 00:07:26 Why Israel Might See Iran As An Existential Threat 00:12:26 The Strait Of Hormuz—And What Happens If It Closes 00:16:20 Where Fertilizer Comes From—And What A Shortage Would Trigger 00:18:07 Why Oil Still Controls Everything—And The Cost Of Running Out…

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Host: Steven Bartlett

Guest: Professor Steve Keen

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Organizations: University of Amsterdam

Products: Ravel©

Places: Iran, Israel, Strait Of Hormuz

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