{"podcast":{"title":"Ask Haviv Anything","slug":"ask-haviv-anything-7201561","podcast_index_feed_id":7201561,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100cf5c64/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-haviv-anything","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42985569/42985569-1738694258551-29e2c98fbae05.jpg","author":"Haviv Rettig Gur","episode_count":138,"summary":"\"Ask Haviv Anything\" is a podcast about history, a podcast you, dear listener, will help to shape and direct, focusing not just on what I want to talk about but on what you want to learn and discuss. Nothing is off limits. We're going to talk about big and painful things, and also beautiful and fascinating things, wars and identities and painful history. And also more light-hearted things. Humor matters, especially when facing tough subjects. Join me on this journey. A podcast by Haviv Rettig Gur","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:18:12.875051+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-haviv-anything-7201561"},"episode":{"title":"121: Who blinks first? The battle for Hormuz, with Rich Goldberg","slug":"121-who-blinks-first-the-battle-for-hormuz-with-rich-goldberg","published_at":"2026-06-07T12:45:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-haviv-anything-7201561/121-who-blinks-first-the-battle-for-hormuz-with-rich-goldberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-haviv-anything-7201561","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ask-haviv-anything/episodes/121-Who-blinks-first--The-battle-for-Hormuz--with-Rich-Goldberg-e3kerd1","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/100cf5c64/podcast/play/121121633/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-7%2F425663634-44100-2-dd175237d6ef4.mp3","summary":"To support our work, please consider joining our Patreon community ( https://www.patreon.com/c/AskHavivAnything ), Substack ( https://havivgur.substack.com/ ), or Buy Me a Coffee ( https://buymeacoffee.com/havivrettiggur ). And be sure to check us out on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/haviv.rettig.gur/ ) and TikTok ( https://www.tiktok.com/@haviv.rettig.gur ). — Is Trump winning or losing the negotiations with Iran? How long can America sustain the mutual blockade in Hormuz? How long can Iran? And who will blink first? To answer these questions, Haviv sits down with Iran analyst Rich Goldberg, former director for countering Iranian weapons of mass destruction at America’s National Security Council and now a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to unpack the real state of Iran's military, nuclear and economic position after months of conflict. We ask whether Iran's nuclear program has been set back decisively, whether the regime can survive the mounting economic pressure, and whether America can sustain that pressure with Hormuz closed. And more broadly: Was this war a fundamental pivot in the effort to contain Iran, or just one more battle in the long war to check a regime that still seeks to dominate the region, export its ideology, and destroy the Jewish state? -- This week’s episode is sponsored by the Technion, Israel’s premier technological university. Israel became the Startup Nation by turning talent into strength. Ideas into industries. For more than a century, the Technion has trained the engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs who transformed Israel into the Startup Nation and delivered breakthroughs that changed the world. Now Technion scientists are advancing the next wave of innovation to help power Israel’s next chapter. Is…","meta_description":"To support our work, please consider joining our Patreon community ( https://www.patreon.com/c/AskHavivAnything ), Substack ( https://havivgur.substack.co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3886,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-haviv-anything-7201561/episodes/121-who-blinks-first-the-battle-for-hormuz-with-rich-goldberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-haviv-anything-7201561/121-who-blinks-first-the-battle-for-hormuz-with-rich-goldberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}