Trump “Afraid” After Iran Plans New Attacks, Teams with China w/ Middle East Analyst Sharmine Narwani
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The episode discusses the implications of Iran's military strength on US interests and the global economy with guest Sharmine Narwani.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Subscribe for the full interview at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here: Subscribers also get our Friday Free-for-All: On this week’s show we find out that when you launch an unprovoked regime-change war against a big country like Iran, it turns out that not only is it a bad idea militarily, but it might also tank your economy. The US debt just hit a record-setting $40 trillion, rising $3.6 trillion in the last twelve months alone. That high mark being more than double what it was in 2016. Check out the graph: With a ballooning military budget for Pete Hegseth’s flailing Department of War and a strangled oil market from Iran’s continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, the US and global economies have been sent reeling. Our guest, Middle East analyst Sharmine Narwani, explains why Iran’s surprise military strength has shocked both US commanders and economists, and gives her prediction that comes out quite bleak for the future of American interests on a global scale: “Major financial institutions around the world are talking about the US potentially losing its position, and…
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