Co. Jacques Baud: The Strait That Controls the World Economy – And Iran Knows It
Dialogue Works · Nima Rostami Alkhorshid
March 16, 20261h 1m
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Show Notes
Analysis of Middle East tensions: Iran controls Strait of Hormuz access while US seeks international support. Discussion covers reported damage to US bases in the Persian Gulf, Western strategic failures, and how sanctions backfire amid global energy dependencies. Explores Iran's sophisticated asymmetric warfare capabilities versus Western overreliance on technological superiority. Key themes include intelligence analysis failures, cultural misunderstandings in conflict, Israel's strategic miscalculations, and Europe's energy vulnerability. Guest shares personal experience with EU sanctions imposed for freedom of expression. A critical examination of why short-term strategic thinking leads to failure against determined, educated adversaries who deeply understand Western weaknesses—and how demonizing enemies undermines effective decision-making in modern warfare.
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