August 6th, 2026: Is America About to Hand Iran Control of Hormuz? & Iran’s Wartime Purge
The episode examines a potential U.S.-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would grant Tehran unprecedented control over Gulf shipping, while spotlighting Iran’s domestic crackdown on protesters through mass executions and Russia’s disinformation campaign ahead of German election
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