Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder focused on economic diplomacy in West Asia, and Robert Malley, veteran Middle East analyst and former JCPOA negotiator, discuss US and Israeli strategies toward Iran. They examine the logic behind recent strikes, Iran’s resilience and internal power centers, possible endgames for the conflict, and how sanctions and institutions shape long-term dynamics.

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, analyst and CEO of Bourse & Bazaar who studies Iran's political economy, explains why US plans to seize Kharg Island may misjudge Iran. He discusses Iran's economic resilience, the impact of targeting energy and logistics hubs, cheap drones changing the battlefield, and global supply chain ripple effects.

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of the Bourse and Bazaar Foundation and Johns Hopkins professor, offers a sharp take on the Iran war’s economic fallout. He discusses strikes on Gulf infrastructure and shipping, risks to logistics hubs like Dubai, threats to energy routes through the Strait of Hormuz, and how regional instability could reshape global supply chains.

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, policy analyst and CEO focused on Iran and energy geopolitics, speaks on Iran’s economic resilience and misconceptions about its oil dependency. He explains why cheap drones sustain Iran’s campaign. He outlines trade-offs of a war economy and the global fallout if Gulf infrastructure is damaged.

Nicholas Mulder, economic historian of sanctions; Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, policy expert on Gulf economics; and Aslı Bâli, international law scholar. They probe economic warfare around the US‑Israeli conflict with Iran. They trace sanctions historically, analyze choke points like Hormuz, discuss asymmetric tactics, countermeasures such as de‑dollarization, and the geopolitical and humanitarian fallout.