About this episode

The episode discusses the geopolitical dynamics involving Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, along with the implications of U.S. sanctions and military strategies in Asia and Europe.

We break down the latest Iran developments, including the fight over Hormuz, new U.S. sanctions, China’s role, and whether Iran could really be pulled into a new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan security bloc. We also look at Russia’s growing threat to Europe, Ukraine’s air defense crisis, and what America’s shifting military posture in South Korea could mean for the balance of power in Asia. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Subscribe to our newsletter!!!! https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/join Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong…

People in this episode

Host: Jack

Guests: Jon Hackett, Mick Mulroy

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Iran developments
• military posture
• security alliances
• U.S. sanctions
• Russia threat
• Ukraine crisis

Keywords

• Iran
• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia
• Pakistan
• geopolitics
• U.S. sanctions
• Russia
• Ukraine
• military posture
• security bloc

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, Russia

Places: Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Europe, South Korea

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