August 24th, 2026 - Iran’s Regime Is Starting to Crack From Within & Piracy Rises In the Gulf of Aden
The episode examines deepening fractures within Iran’s leadership over whether to pursue peace or escalation amid economic collapse and military setbacks, while highlighting a resurgence in global threats including Somali piracy, Russian double-tap attacks on Ukrainian civilians, and Iran
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