# arabia (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arabia. Page: Feed: --- ## [US sanctions campaign will produce mixed results, at best](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/us-sanctions-campaign-will-produce) _2026-08-25 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Scott Bessent’s attempt to ringfence Iran financially and economically will test the United States’ ability to impose its will and Iran’s capability to puncture the Treasury Secretary’s proposed iron wall. ## [Can Trump strangle Iran economically?](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/can-trump-strangle-iran-economically) _2026-08-24 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ With the Trump administration set to announce details of what it calls a “crushing’ Economic D-Day campaign, James discusses on TRT World the president’s chances of success, including the likelihood of the campaign sparking a popular uprising. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212532337/888157060a990d25df45c10f6eb963ee.mp3) ## [Running against a clock: Trump and Iran harden their positions](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/running-against-a-clock-trump-and) _2026-08-23 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ As the United States seeks to strangulate Iran economically, the question is whether the policy, with the US naval blockade of Iranian ports at its core, is pushing the Islamic Republic toward collapse or hardening its resolve. ## [Gotta scan 'em all: How Pokémon Go turned its players into Pentagon cartographers](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/gotta-scan-em-all-how-pokemon-go) _2026-08-21 · The Cradle_ Pokémon Go players supplied billions of street-level scans to Niantic’s mapping systems. Years later, the technology they helped build is being adapted for drones operating beyond the reach of GPS. ## [Iran on a Knife's Edge: Why the Next Round of War May Be a Question of When, Not If](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/iran-on-a-knifes-edge-why-the-next) _2026-08-21 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ The question is when, not if, Iran will seek to revive hostilities with the United States. ## ['ECONOMIC D-DAY': Can US Sanctions Achieve What War Could Not?](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/economic-d-day-can-us-sanctions-achieve) _2026-08-20 · The Cradle · The Cradle_ The Cradle News Round-Up | Ep. 257 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212041850/f219c536090a106da9a2193d4b732ce7.mp3) ## [Lebanon’s amnesty bargain leaves justice behind](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/lebanons-amnesty-bargain-leaves-justice) _2026-08-20 · The Cradle_ Beirut opens its prison doors while leaving the machinery of injustice untouched. ## [Iran’s steel Silk Road breaks the maritime siege](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/irans-steel-silk-road-breaks-the) _2026-08-20 · The Cradle_ Maritime pressure is forcing Iran’s economic geography inland, where railways are becoming instruments of sovereignty. ## [The Tribal Ultimatum: Why Jordanian Tribes Are Ousting the U.S. and King Abdullah.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-tribal-ultimatum-why-jordanian) _2026-08-20 · Asiatic Global Order_ How a broken social contract is paving the way for the eventual return of Prince Hamza. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211933808/010dd792ac566f6f7c7492ca29bcb9bb.mp3) ## [The corridors remaking West Asia](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/the-corridors-remaking-west-asia) _2026-08-18 · The Cradle_ Ports, railways, and data cables are reshaping regional power as competing trade routes cut across the old alliance map. ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EYpvtiDFduTx) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [West Asia Slips Out of Washington's Grip. WAR Cannot Reverse That](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/west-asia-slips-out-of-washingtons) _2026-08-18 · The Cradle · The Cradle_ The Cradle News Round-Up | Ep. 256 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211754468/13635dcc82a595589216f9792edd2414.mp3) ## [Israel’s election trap runs deeper than Netanyahu](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/israels-election-trap-runs-deeper) _2026-08-17 · The Cradle_ The October vote may end Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule, but those seeking to replace him remain bound to the same wars and the political order that produced them. ## [Global Watch-Iran, South Korea, and Ukraine](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/global-watch-iran-south-korea-and) _2026-08-17 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Listen now | James discusses with CNA 938 host Daniel Martin US President Donald Trump’s plan to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, the president’s downgrading of annual military exercises with South Korea, and the Ukraine war in a three-segment interview. ## [A new dawn in Gulf security?](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/a-new-dawn-in-gulf-security) _2026-08-16 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ A new tri-lateral defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan is reshaping the security map of the Gulf and beyond. ## [The Mecca pact and the limits of a ‘Muslim NATO’](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/the-mecca-pact-and-the-limits-of) _2026-08-13 · The Cradle_ Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan have signed a collective-defense pact, but divergent threats, US ties, and economic interests leave its real purpose open to dispute. ## [America's War in the Middle East: Domestic Realities: Domestic Realities and Consequences](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/americas-war-in-the-middle-east-domestic) _2026-08-13 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ An unfiltered and perhaps look at global conflict, foreign policy, and domestic fallout. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211053434/3dd26360f2b096c5da562b8d8b1f7990.mp3) ## [What Bashar al-Assad’s sentencing means](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-bashar-al-assads-sentencing) _2026-08-13 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ BFM 89.9 speaks with Dr. James M. Dorsey, on the political significance of the Bashar al-Assad verdict and whether it represents meaningful justice for Syria. ## [Sanaa seizes the initiative as Riyadh reopens Yemen’s front](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/sanaa-seizes-the-initiative-as-riyadh) _2026-08-12 · The Cradle_ Saudi Arabia’s return to proxy warfare in Yemen risks reviving the same battlefield it spent years trying to contain. ## [In Lebanon: ISIS prisoners released & Israel collaborators forgiven?](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/in-lebanon-isis-prisoners-released) _2026-08-12 · The Cradle · The Cradle_ The Cradle News Round-Up | Ep. 255 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210922608/9ef6860a13ec8d34a01369241f321a86.mp3) ## [What next in the Strait of Hormuz?](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-next-in-the-strait-of-hormuz) _2026-08-12 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ James joins Richard Hext, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, on HKTU’s Backchat to discuss what next for the embattled Strait of Hormuz and global shipping.The Turbulent World with James M. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/503CgGgnpBGA) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Trouble at the Pillars of Hercules: Morocco’s Mediterranean power play](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/choking-the-mediterranean-or-trouble) _2026-08-11 · The Cradle_ Was an attempted storming of a Spanish exclave in Morocco linked to the reactivation of western Eurasia’s maritime chokepoints? ## [Abqaiq: The crown jewel in the Houthis’ Saudi target list](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/abqaiq-the-crown-jewel-in-the-houthis) _2026-08-11 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ A look at why Abqaiq — the linchpin of Saudi Arabia’s oil-processing infrastructure — is the most consequential target in the Houthis’ escalating campaign. ## [After the invasion: Who really took Iraq’s oil?](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/after-the-invasion-who-really-took) _2026-08-10 · The Cradle_ The US-led war pried open Iraq’s energy sector, but the oil order that followed did not unfold as its architects expected. Chinese firms now occupy much of the ground western majors abandoned. ## [Trump Wants OUT of his War and Iran Smells Blood](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/trump-wants-out-of-his-war-and-iran) _2026-08-10 · The Cradle · The Cradle_ The Cradle News Round-Up | Ep. 254 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210640713/80235b8170c68019e8b3044a01f1ae66.mp3) ## [Islamic NATO and the AIR, Ankara- Islamabad-Riyahd, Alliance.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/islamic-nato-and-the-air-ankara-islamabad) _2026-08-10 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Why the new defense pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia is in actuality, the collapse of American hegemony in the Middle East and the arrival of a new Asiatic Islamic-led order. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210596055/90f2048d14f9b630783d7faf82285bbc.mp3) ## [Waterways will shape the Middle East’s future](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/waterways-will-shape-the-middle-easts) _2026-08-10 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz is part of a jigsaw puzzle that, once put together, will depict the Middle East and the Horn of Africa’s post-war political map and regional security architecture. ## [Shifting paradigms](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/shifting-paradigms) _2026-08-09 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Saudi Arabia has signed a mutual defence pact with NATO-member Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan, the main mediator between the United States and Iran, that defines an attack on one as an attack on all. ## [Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan Join Forces... But Against Whom?](https://thecradlemedia.substack.com/p/saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan) _2026-08-08 · The Cradle · The Cradle_ The Cradle News Round-Up | Ep. 253 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210336387/b8988b9329d0a5e6a60d2f512e573174.mp3) ## [Houthi Saudi hostilities escalate](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/houthi-saudi-hostilities-escalate) _2026-08-08 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Watch now | Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday. ## [Diplomacy in Sport in a geopolitically shifting world](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/diplomacy-in-sport-in-a-geopolitically) _2026-08-07 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Edited remarks by James M. Dorsey at the 8th edition of the Master Executive in Global Sport Governance (MESGO) workshop, ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G8GgteeJoXvR) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Saudi Arabia Steps Up as Middle East Security Shifts](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/saudi-arabia-steps-up-as-middle-east) _2026-08-03 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Listen now | James discusses on BFM 89.9 Saudi Araba’s adopting an increasingly prominent security role in the Middle East, leading a new multinational maritime coalition to protect vital Red Sea shipping lanes, while deepening military coordination with the United States. ## [The Iran Invasion Delusion.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-iran-invasion-delusion) _2026-08-02 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Why Washington's air power strategy exposes the fatal math of a ground campaign. ## [Saudi Arabia After MBS](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/saudi-arabia-after-mbs) _2026-07-26 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ How internal tribal resistance destroyed MBS and shook American hegemony. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208576092/cbcd47795a12b8121e1456c9251043fd.mp3) ## [The Air War Trap: America's Final Showdown at Sea.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-air-war-trap-americas-final-showdown) _2026-07-22 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ How the destruction of regional bases by Iran is driving the U.S. power towards an inescapable naval defeat. ## [The Sino-Iranian-Russia Alliance: How an Attrition Trap Locked the United States in an Unwinnable War (Part 2 of 2)](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-sino-iranian-russia-alliance-371) _2026-07-16 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ As global choke points close and the national debt bleeds trillions, Washington discovers it can no longer afford its own empire. ## [The Sino-Iranian-Russia Alliance: How an Attrition Trap Locked the United States in an Unwinnable War (Part 1 of 2)](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-sino-iranian-russia-alliance) _2026-07-13 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ America’s attack on Iran’s railroad: the strategic blunder that triggered the elimination of Washington’s ability to sustain its advanced missile systems. ## [What a Crazy Forty-Eight Hours!](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/what-a-crazy-forty-eight-hours) _2026-07-12 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ From the passing of Senator Graham to the health of Mitch McConnell to the war with Iran, it has been insane. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206712954/0c6bf7d955304879b04462f7accd912a.mp3) ## [As The World Watches The U.S. War With Iran, It Ignores America's Loss In Iraq.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/as-the-world-watches-the-us-war-with) _2026-07-06 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ How the funeral procession of Iran's Leader, Khamenei, in Najaf and Karbala, signals the end of American influence in Iraq. ## [Current International and Domestic Events](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/current-international-and-domestic) _2026-07-01 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ The first week of a six-week course that addresses global and domestic issues that have gripped the world and the US. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204360230/a686a31e69fd85f35a37d8cabc62bdfe.mp3) ## [The Fallout of MOU: Has Time Run Out for MBS?](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-fallout-of-mou-has-time-run-out) _2026-06-25 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ As the world waits and hopes for a final deal between Iran and the United States, the question becomes: will this sudden understanding leave Saudi Arabia, particularly MBS, isolated and exposed? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203479859/e75d93a35d80e84e1174b9b88fded14f.mp3) ## [An Invitation to Join My Upcoming 6-Week Seminar](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/an-invitation-to-join-my-upcoming) _2026-06-22 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ A deep dive into domestic and international affairs without political correctness ## [The U.S.-Iran MOU and the Future of King Abdullah](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-us-iran-mou-and-the-future-of) _2026-06-20 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Caught between Washington's exit and Prince Hamza's rise, the ultimate fate of the Hashemite monarch. ## [Forget the 14-Point MOU Drama: America Lost This War Long Ago](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/forget-the-14-point-mou-drama-america) _2026-06-17 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Critics can complain all they want. The reality is that economic exhaustion left Washington with very little choice but to negotiate a defeat that was already decided. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202479451/0e09a0af1a9c7d5fe0811688471885c7.mp3) ## [Deal or No Deal: The End of the American Hegemony in the Middle East and the Arrival of a New Order.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/deal-or-no-deal-the-end-of-the-american) _2026-06-15 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Why Washington's finalized memorandum with Tehran is a calculated tactical pause to save a bleeding economy, rather than a settled peace. ## [The Middle East Trap: How the Recent Attack on Iran Proved the U.S. Has Already Lost This War.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-middle-east-trap-how-the-recent) _2026-06-11 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Washington tried to flex its muscles in the Gulf, but it walked straight into a trap. ## [The Broken Covenant: Did Jordanian Tribes Play a Role in Iran's Counter-Attack on Muwaffaq Salt Airbase Last Night?](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-broken-covenant-did-jordanian) _2026-06-10 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Last Night's missile penetration reveals the silent collapse of the Kingdom's security covenant. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201440268/d3cfd9d29a83865b0584bfca77c8ed85.mp3) ## [The U.S.-Israel-Iran Showdown: Last Night's Live Clash.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-us-israel-iran-showdown-last) _2026-06-08 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Last night changed everything. Watch out full, raw multi-hour breakdown with regional expert Wajeeh Lion. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201198615/1be4386ec9ecd06897105cd22b891ec9.mp3) ## [The End of the Line: How Washington Can Relinquish Dominance in the Middle East and Save Its Empire.](https://www.asiaticglobalorder.com/p/the-end-of-the-line-how-washington-458) _2026-06-04 · mitraraheb · Asiatic Global Order_ Germany's Security Council snub at the United Nations and the sudden collapse of the Western consensus. Part 2 of the two-part series on the structural end of American and Western hegemony.