A deep dive into Trump’s emerging grand strategy and the geopolitical logic behind the Iran conflict.
Kamran Bokhari joins Bankless to unpack how the U.S. is trying to reshape the Middle East, manage tensions with China and Russia, and transition from direct intervention toward a new model of burden-sharing, regional power balancing, and global restraint.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:56 Iran War Unstated Motives
10:03 Trump’s Goals
18:43 China’s Role
26:43 Venezuela & Cuba
28:22 US China Relationship
34:27 Optimizing Global Relationships
39:56 Iran War Best Approach
47:12 Does Iran Want to Negotiate?
51:30 Iran Regime Change
56:51 Israel Interests
1:00:36 Marco Rubio
1:05:24 Signal in the Noise
1:07:25 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Kamran Bokhari on X
https://x.com/KamranBokhari
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamranbokhari/
New Lines Institute
https://newlinesinstitute.org/people/kamran-bokhari/
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kamranbokhari/
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