# ‘We’re going to see a reckoning’ of the global order: Middle East scholar’s verdict Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/we-re-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-east-scholar-s-verdict Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/we-re-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-east-scholar-s-verdict.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-08-27T16:52:43+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/were-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-eas Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a906b5bd3e4bd90415cb8ad/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/we-re-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-east-scholar-s-verdict Duration seconds: 2350 ## Resource On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan is joined by Middle East scholar Vali Nasr to assess the state of the conflict as it hits the six-month mark. They discuss why Washington’s security umbrella in the Gulf is collapsing, how US naval exhaustion is forcing warships to retreat to Asia, and why China stands to emerge as the ultimate winner of the war. Plus, why Israel and Turkey could be heading toward a new frontline in Syria, and what will come of the diplomatic flurry occurring between Gulf countries, as the Qatari Prime Minister makes his way to Tehran for further talks?  Highlights Diplomatic Flurry: What will come of recent Iran, Oman, and Qatar negotiations?  Great-Power Shift: How China wins from US exhaustion CONTRIBUTORS: Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan Vali Nasr, scholar in Middle Eastern studies, Professor at Johns Hopkins-SAIS @vali_nasr WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Audio Producer: David Dargahi  Video Producer: Max Bower Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey  ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/we-re-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-east-scholar-s-verdict/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/we-re-going-to-see-a-reckoning-of-the-global-order-middle-east-scholar-s-verdict.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.