Dizzying Week with Iran/US & Russia on the Back Foot | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

The guys break down the latest chaos in the Iran war, from the shaky “ceasefire” and Strait of Hormuz tanker stops to drone strikes, air defense gaps, and the global economic fallout. They also dig into the reported Israeli base in Iraq, covert action options, whether the U.S. goal is a non-nuclear Iran or regime change, and how China and Russia could exploit the crisis.<br />The episode also covers Ukraine’s growing edge against Russia, drone warfare lessons the West still needs to absorb, and Iran’s internet control through “white SIM cards” and regime-monitored access.<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 10% off! <br />Support the show on Patreon:⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<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 />Find Jason Lyons here: <br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lyons-666873316?u<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/bgsilverback73.bsky.social<br />"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio<br />00:00 — Start<br />00:31 — Iran “ceasefire,” tanker stops, UAE strikes, and Project Freedom fallout<br />04:17 — Middle East air defense gaps and the drone threat allies are worried about<br />06:05 — Why Patriot and THAAD struggle against cheap Iranian drones<br />08:20 — The hidden global economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis<br />10:37 — Israel’s reported base in Iraq and the sovereignty debate<br />14:09 — Preemptive self-defense, international law, and Israel’s Iraq history<br />15:38 — Iran war endgame: Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, and a tougher JCPOA<br />20:42 — Why the Trump administration’s Iran diplomacy looks stuck<br />22:58 — Right-wing pressure on Trump to resume the war<br />24:00 — Covert action, regime change, and arming Iranian opposition groups<br />29:06 — Non-nuclear Iran vs. regime change: what is the actual U.S. goal?<br />31:51 — U.S. intelligence gaps, Israeli HUMINT, and the Iran collection problem<br />37:11 — Trump-Xi summit: China’s leverage over Iran and the U.S.<br />41:04 — Russia’s drone support to Iran and the growing Ukraine-Iran link<br />44:59 — Ukraine turns the tide and trolls Putin’s Victory Day parade<br />50:05 — Drone warfare lessons from Ukraine and why the West needs to catch up<br />51:59 — Iran’s “white SIM cards,” internet control, and regime surveillance<br />54:15 — Could a U.S.-backed satellite internet network break Iran’s information blockade?<br />01:01:00 — Whitefish Security Summit, books, Patreon, and closing thoughts<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>.