Episode 79 - How US-Israeli aggression may unite Iran, Turkey & the Arab World | Hassan Ahmadian | UNAPOLOGETIC

About this episode

Hassan Ahmadian discusses how US-Israeli aggression may unite Iran, Turkey, and the Arab world, exploring themes of betrayal and regional stability.

In this episode of Unapologetic, Hassan Ahmadian, political scientist at the University of Tehran, argues that US-Israeli aggression may inadvertently bring Iran, Turkey and the Arab world closer together. Ahmadian explains why Iran views every negotiation with Washington through the lens of betrayal, and why Tehran sees caving to Trump and Netanyahu as a worse outcome than war itself. He also explains how control of the Strait of Hormuz has handed Iran a card that no amount of US military hardware can easily beat. The conversation covers how Iran actually makes its biggest decisions, especially now after its former leadership has been decapitated, the long and complicated relationship between Iran and the Arab world, and what Israel's drift towards extremism ultimately means for its own survival and how their persistent violence is showing all the actors in the region why they need to look to each other for stability. UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq Carim.

People in this episode

Host: Ashfaaq Carim

Guest: Hassan Ahmadian

Topics covered

• US-Israeli aggression
• Iran-Turkey relations
• Arab world unity
• Geopolitical strategies
• Middle East politics
• Negotiation and betrayal
• Regional stability

Keywords

• US-Israeli aggression
• Iran
• Turkey
• Arab world
• Strait of Hormuz
• negotiation
• regional stability
• Middle East
• political science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tehran

Places: Iran, Turkey, Arab World, Washington, Strait of Hormuz, Israel

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