# VFTB 2/8/26: What’s Next for Iran and the Middle East?

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Podcast: [A View from the Bunker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-view-from-the-bunker-1398788)
Published: 2026-02-09T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://vftb.net/?p=10958
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PEOPLE ACROSS the Middle East are on edge, waiting to see whether the massive military force the United States has assembled in the region will be unleashed against Iran. Ali Siadatan joins us with unique insight into what may be happening in Tehran, and how events unfolding in the Middle

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