6/26/26 Brandon Weichert on the Likely Legacy of Trump’s War with Iran

Scott interviews geopolitical analyst and author Brandon Weichert about the Iran war. They begin by reviewing the various reasons they’re pessimistic about Trump’s ongoing attempt to reach a lasting ceasefire. They then zoom out and reflect on how Trump and Netanyahu’s decision to launch this war is likely to change the geopolitical dynamic in the Middle East going forward. Discussed on the show: “How a $45 Million Donation Brought Larry Ellison Deeper Into Trump’s Circle” (Wall Street Journal) Brandon J. Weichert is a geopolitical analyst and author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, The Shadow War: Iran's Quest for Supremacy, Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life and A Disaster of Our Own Making: How the West Lost Ukraine. Follow him on X @WeTheBrandon Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; Expat Money https://expatmoney.com/scott; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott’s work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices