EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 16 MIN
Did America Just Abandon Israel After Iran’s Attack
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Iran fired on Israel for the first time since April. America told both sides to stop. Israel ignored them. And Iran is walking away from this looking stronger than when it started. In this podcast I break down the real objectives of each side, why America is desperate for an off-ramp it can’t reach, and why Iran is no longer just fighting to survive. Sources: Operation Project Freedom (Strait of Hormuz) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Project_Freedom Pentagon assessment: Hormuz could stay closed 6+ months (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/ Foreign Policy: Lebanon inching toward civil war with Hezbollah https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/09/lebanon-hezbollah-civil-war-israel-iran/ World Bank: Gulf GDP downgrade from 4.4% to 1.3% https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/publication/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-economic-update UAE absorbed 2,800+ Iranian missiles and drones https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/uae-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-for-second-day 80 Gulf energy facilities targeted https://theconversation.com/how-severe-has-the-economic-impact-of-the-iran-war-been-for-the-gulf-states-282629 Iran FM Araghchi: “Had Lebanon been a bargaining chip, we’d have a deal long ago” https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-peace-intl Business Standard: Tehran makes Lebanon ceasefire a condition for any deal with Washington https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/iran-declares-support-for-hezbollah-with-wider-peace-deal-in-doubt-126060501368_1.html Trump confirmed calling Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” (Axios/Times of Israel) https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-confirms-calling-netanyahu-fing-crazy-during-their-recent-phone-call/ Pentagon raised Israel spy threat to “critical” (NBC/NYT) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/pentagon-said-to-raise-threat-level-on-israel-spying-to-critical https://www.jpost.com/international/article-898525 Source: https://youtu.be/w1S8ZDEKdzI?si=_bG92nP_lb1zzQ8c
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Iran fired on Israel for the first time since April. America told both sides to stop. Israel ignored them. And Iran is walking away from this looking stronger than when it started.In this podcast I break down the real objectives of each side, why America is desperate for an off-ramp it can’t reach, and why Iran is no longer just fighting to survive.Sources:Operation Project Freedom (Strait of Hormuz)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Project_FreedomPentagon assessment: Hormuz could stay closed 6+ months (Washington Post)https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/Foreign Policy: Lebanon inching toward civil war with Hezbollahhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/09/lebanon-hezbollah-civil-war-israel-iran/World Bank: Gulf GDP downgrade from 4.4% to 1.3%https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/publication/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-economic-updateUAE absorbed 2,800+ Iranian missiles and droneshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/uae-intercepts-missiles-and-drones-for-second-day80 Gulf energy facilities targetedhttps://theconversation.com/how-severe-has-the-economic-impact-of-the-iran-war-been-for-the-gulf-states-282629Iran FM Araghchi: “Had Lebanon been a bargaining chip, we’d have a deal long ago”https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-peace-intlBusiness Standard: Tehran makes Lebanon ceasefire a condition for any deal with Washingtonhttps://www.business-standard.com/world-news/iran-declares-support-for-hezbollah-with-wider-peace-deal-in-doubt-126060501368_1.htmlTrump confirmed calling Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” (Axios/Times of Israel)https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-callhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-confirms-calling-netanyahu-fing-crazy-during-their-recent-phone-call/Pentagon raised Israel spy threat to “critical” (NBC/NYT)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/pentagon-said-to-raise-threat-level-on-israel-spying-to-criticalhttps://www.jpost.com/international/article-898525Source: https://youtu.be/w1S8ZDEKdzI?si=_bG92nP_lb1zzQ8c
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