{"podcast":{"title":"Geopolitical Economy Report","slug":"geopolitical-economy-report-5434689","podcast_index_feed_id":5434689,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:321045635/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-thxDIECcbNVGOXjL-MoyHWw-original.jpg","author":"Ben Norton","episode_count":500,"summary":"Geopolitical Economy Report is an independent new…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T08:17:26.449619+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689"},"episode":{"title":"Trump is desperate as Iran war expands, US casualties rise, military runs out of missiles","slug":"trump-is-desperate-as-iran-war-expands-us-casualties-rise-military-runs-out-of-missiles","published_at":"2026-07-31T16:32:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689/trump-is-desperate-as-iran-war-expands-us-casualties-rise-military-runs-out-of-missiles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689","url":"https://soundcloud.com/geopoliticaleconomy/iran-war-us-desperate-casualties-missiles","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2372749550-geopoliticaleconomy-iran-war-us-desperate-casualties-missiles.mp3","summary":"The US war on Iran keeps expanding into a regional conflict, as more countries get involved. Reports show that Donald Trump is getting desperate, and he is frantically seeking an off-ramp. Washington announced a \"pause\" to the fighting, but it lasted just four days. Ben Norton explains the three main reasons why the United States is desperately seeking an exit: one, the Pentagon is running out of missile interceptors; two, the number of casualties among American troops is steadily increasing; and three, Yemen joined the conflict, attacking Saudi oil infrastructure, exacerbating the energy crisis. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPBI8ukcA_4 Topics 0:00 Iran war expands 2:41 More countries join conflict 3:58 Trump is 'exasperated' 5:49 US 'pause' failed 6:19 Three main reasons 7:53 US violates agreements 9:53 USA lost & Iran won 10:40 US military running low on missiles 12:36 Gulf monarchies 13:38 Patriot interceptors 16:07 Pentagon orders old missiles 17:54 Preparing for war on China 18:47 China vs USA: industrial capacity 21:02 Pentagon hides US casualties 24:26 Yemen joins war 26:21 Blockade of Red Sea 27:45 Houthi attacks on Saudi oil 29:20 Energy crisis 30:14 Oil reserves running low 30:44 Iran has won 32:14 Outro","meta_description":"The US war on Iran keeps expanding into a regional conflict, as more countries get involved. Reports show that Donald Trump is getting desperate, and he i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1949,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689/episodes/trump-is-desperate-as-iran-war-expands-us-casualties-rise-military-runs-out-of-missiles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/geopolitical-economy-report-5434689/trump-is-desperate-as-iran-war-expands-us-casualties-rise-military-runs-out-of-missiles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}