Ceasefire with Iran...What's That? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

We break down the renewed fighting with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis, and whether the U.S. has any realistic military or diplomatic path forward. We also get into NATO, Ukraine’s air defense needs, the defense industrial base, and why America keeps spending more while producing less.<br /><br />Support the show on Patreon:⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />Marc's new article:<br />https://engelsbergideas.com/author/sam-worby-marc-polymeropoulos/<br />Subscribe to our newsletter!!!!<br />https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/join<br />Jack's news outlet:⬇️<br />https://thehighside.substack.com/<br />Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️<br />Jon's Twitter:<br />https://x.com/jonathanhackett<br />Jon's LinkedIn:<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett<br />Jon's books:<br />https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6<br />Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett<br />Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett<br />Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️<br />Apple Podcasts:<br />https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475<br />Spotify:<br />https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ<br />Youtube:<br />https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong <br />Find Mick Mulroy here: <br />Fogbow ⬇️<br />https://fogbow.com/<br />Lobo Institute ⬇️<br />https://www.loboinstitute.org/<br />Twitter ⬇️<br />https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&amp;t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA<br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/mickmulroy.bsky.social<br />Mick’s publications ⬇️<br />https://www.loboinstitute.org/publications/publications-of-michael-mick-patrick-mulroy/<br />Whitefish security summit ⬇️<br />https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com<br />Find Marc P here:<br />https://x.com/Mpolymer<br />Find Andy Milburn here: <br />Twitter ⬇️<br />https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8<br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023<br />Substack ⬇️<br />https://amilburn.substack.com/<br />Andy’s book ⬇️<br />https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/andy-milburn.bsky.social<br /><br /><br />00:00 – Remembering Senator Lindsey Graham<br />04:44 – Iran Escalates Attacks Across the Middle East<br />07:19 – Is U.S. Deterrence Against Iran Failing?<br />09:04 – Can Military Force Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?<br />12:30 – Iran’s Leadership Divide and Nuclear Ambitions<br />14:10 – What Military Options Does the U.S. Have?<br />16:19 – The Danger of Targeting Iran’s Leadership<br />19:09 – Iranian Threats Against President Trump<br />21:02 – Air Force One, Security Threats, and Intelligence<br />22:27 – What Happens With Iran After the Midterms?<br />24:25 – Intelligence Leadership and the New DNI Confirmation Hearing<br />25:17 – Will America’s Allies Help Against Iran?<br />31:03 – Building an International Coalition to Pressure Iran<br />34:06 – How a Maritime Coalition Could Isolate Iran<br />37:43 – Bears, Bison, Moose, and Surviving Montana<br />41:35 – Could Ukraine Produce Its Own Patriot Missiles?<br />42:53 – Why Time May Be Running Out for Putin<br />45:22 – Is America Running Out of Missiles?<br />46:28 – The Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Defense Spending Problem<br />47:52 – Why the U.S. Defense Industry Is So Slow to Innovate<br />50:47 – Can Congress Pass the Massive Defense Budget?<br />52:23 – The Pentagon’s “Budget Dust” Problem<br />53:01 – Final Thoughts and Closing<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support</a>.