Dizzying Week with Iran/US & Russia on the Back Foot | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
5/11/20261 hr 5 min
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.
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.
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00:00 — Start
00:31 — Iran “ceasefire,” tanker stops, UAE strikes, and Project Freedom fallout
04:17 — Middle East air defense gaps and the drone threat allies are worried about
06:05 — Why Patriot and THAAD struggle against cheap Iranian drones
08:20 — The hidden global economic fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis
10:37 — Israel’s reported base in Iraq and the sovereignty debate
14:09 — Preemptive self-defense, international law, and Israel’s Iraq history
15:38 — Iran war endgame: Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, and a tougher JCPOA
20:42 — Why the Trump administration’s Iran diplomacy looks stuck
22:58 — Right-wing pressure on Trump to resume the war
24:00 — Covert action, regime change, and arming Iranian opposition groups
29:06 — Non-nuclear Iran vs. regime change: what is the actual U.S. goal?
31:51 — U.S. intelligence gaps, Israeli HUMINT, and the Iran collection problem
37:11 — Trump-Xi summit: China’s leverage over Iran and the U.S.
41:04 — Russia’s drone support to Iran and the growing Ukraine-Iran link
44:59 — Ukraine turns the tide and trolls Putin’s Victory Day parade
50:05 — Drone warfare lessons from Ukraine and why the West needs to catch up
51:59 — Iran’s “white SIM cards,” internet control, and regime surveillance
54:15 — Could a U.S.-backed satellite internet network break Iran’s information blockade?
01:01:00 — Whitefish Security Summit, books, Patreon, and closing thoughts
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Jason Lyons· Host0:54
Hey, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Eyes on Geopolitics. I'm here with Mark Polymeropoulos, Mick Mulroy, Andy Milburn, and Jonathan Hackett. Three Marines, I don't like it, um, and a Greek, uh, that walk into a bar.
Mark Polymeropoulos· Guest1:10
Greeks. Hell, basically.
Jason Lyons· Host1:11
Two Greeks, yeah, walk into a... It's like a start of a joke. Happy Mother's Day to everybody's moms out there, wives, you know, all that. Enjoy your day. Have fun. You gotta do what you gotta do, so grin and bear it. You gotta go to brunch. Hopefully, you got some flowers and stuff for Mom, and, uh, everyone's enjoys it. A lot happening this