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

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Podcast: [The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-1366212)
Published: 2026-07-23T08:48:39+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/lotuseaters_com/preview-live-realpolitik-56
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Duration seconds: 1833

## Resource

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.

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