Iran War, Israeli Spying, and the ODNI Shakeup | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
6/8/20261 hr 14 min
Mick Mulroy and Jonathan Hackett break down the latest on the Iran war, including the stalled ceasefire talks, the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Israel and Hezbollah, sanctions, and whether the U.S. air campaign has created more strategic problems than it solved. They also dig into Israeli spying concerns, the ODNI shakeup after Tulsi Gabbard’s exit, and how Russia and Iran are using gaming platforms, crypto, cyber, AI, and new tech to reshape modern intelligence work.
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00:00 — Start / Eyes On crew checks in and the Iran war remains in a holding pattern
01:22 — Iran ceasefire talks, the Strait of Hormuz, and what the U.S. can’t give away
04:39 — Iran’s survival mode, internet access, China, Russia, and waiting out the U.S.
07:29 — Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon, and why no side may actually want the same deal
08:45 — The blockade, Iranian capital flight, and why sanctions may hit the people more than the regime
12:16 — Was the Iran air campaign a strategic mistake?
16:24 — Why America keeps winning battles but losing wars
21:15 — Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and the consequences of bad policy objectives
24:59 — Ceasefire rumors, weak negotiations, and Iran’s experienced diplomatic team
30:27 — Could covert action and unconventional warfare bring regime change in Iran?
37:14 — DIA raises concern over Israeli spying on the U.S.
46:16 — Tulsi Gabbard out, ODNI shakeup, and whether intelligence could be politicized
55:46 — Russia and Iran recruiting teenagers through gaming platforms and crypto
58:00 — Cyber, AI, quantum computing, and the future of intelligence work
01:07:38 — Whitefish Security Summit, Patreon, and closing thoughts
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Jonathan Hackett· Guest1:00
There, there are many examples, but there are three big examples of Israel doing either espionage or actions like this against the US that were publicized that are significant and sh- should lead into this to understand, like, this is not a new thing. The first one is the Liberty incident, June 8th, 1967, when Israel bombed a US destroyer and killed over 100 Americans and did this using signals intelligence intercepts of the vessel. And so, like, that's a very important, like, early stage before we were really close friends. Then the way Israel got access to its nuclear program was by