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PREVIEW LIVE: Realpolitik #56 | Some Countries Will Cease to Exist

Podcast: The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
Published: Jul 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 1833
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Summary

Firas goes over what Iran’s strategy will turn into as this becomes an endless war, why countries like Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE may cease to exist, how Iran’s space programme can be used to build ICBM’s, the day after the midterms, and JD Vance’s panic.