{"podcast":{"title":"Neutrality Studies","slug":"neutrality-studies-7179578","podcast_index_feed_id":7179578,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.neutralitystudies.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42571496/42571496-1737706255594-0b17200e71e0e.jpg","author":"Pascal","episode_count":435,"summary":"A channel dedicated to neutrality in international relations and analysis of world affairs. For more info, visit neutralitystudies.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T04:18:51.204562+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578"},"episode":{"title":"Iran DESTROYS US Middle East Hegemony | Prof. S.M. Marandi","slug":"iran-destroys-us-middle-east-hegemony-prof-s-m-marandi","published_at":"2026-05-17T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/iran-destroys-us-middle-east-hegemony-prof-s-m-marandi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neutrality-studies/episodes/Iran-DESTROYS-US-Middle-East-Hegemony--Prof--S-M--Marandi-e3jf58s","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/play/120083164/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-16%2F424277840-44100-2-3bf0479f9cab1.m4a","summary":"Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Pascal Lottaz to assess the war with Iran, the failed ceasefire, Gulf state pressure, Lebanon, and the risk of a new US attack. They discuss claims about Iran’s missile strength, Saudi and Qatari moves, nuclear enrichment, Trump’s China trip, blockade plans, and the wider threat of economic shock, proxy war, and a deeper regional crisis. Links: Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X: https://x.com/s_m_marandi Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and war assessment 00:16:04 Gulf states and signs of a shift 00:24:24 Saudi Arabia and regional split 00:28:21 Nuclear pressure and 90 percent threat 00:37:07 China trip and diplomacy limits 00:44:44 Blockade and global economic pain 00:53:27 Shia resistance and wider impact","meta_description":"Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Pascal Lottaz to assess the war with Iran, the failed ceasefire, Gulf state pressure, Lebanon, and the risk of a ne…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3495,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutrality-studies-7179578/episodes/iran-destroys-us-middle-east-hegemony-prof-s-m-marandi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/iran-destroys-us-middle-east-hegemony-prof-s-m-marandi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}