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Jacob Shapiro and Kamran Bokhari discuss the implications of the US/Israeli strike on Iran and its potential regional fallout.

Geopolitical analyst Kamran Bokhari joins Jacob to break down the US/Israeli joint strike on Iran. Is this regime change, or coercion? Bokhari argues the limited force deployment points to a "Venezuela model" - targeting IRGC hardliners while preserving moderate military figures to negotiate a nuclear deal. But... Has the moment for regime collapse has already passed? The two also explore the regional fallout: Kurdish mobilization, Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions, and the risk of Iranian state collapse cascading across Eurasia. -- Timestamps: (00:43) - Iran Response And Targets (01:08) - Decapitation And Cyber Angle (01:51) - US Firepower And Scale (04:38) - Is This Regime Change (07:06) - Why Not Full Invasion (11:08) - Endgame And Negotiations (12:36) - Backchannels And Limits (16:05) - Advice To Trump (19:45) - Regional Spillover Risks (25:23) - What Happens Next (30:06) - Wrap Up And Thanks -- Referenced in the Show: -- Jacob Shapiro Site: jacobshapiro.com Jacob Shapiro LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacob-l-s-a9337416 Jacob Twitter: x.com/JacobShap Jacob Shapiro Substack: jashap.substack.com/subscribe -- The Jacob Shapiro Show is produced and edited by Audiographies LLC. More…

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