{"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":"Strategic SUICIDE: The Iran TRAP That Ends US Hegemony | Prof. Steven Starr","slug":"strategic-suicide-the-iran-trap-that-ends-us-hegemony-prof-steven-starr","published_at":"2026-04-29T13:07:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/strategic-suicide-the-iran-trap-that-ends-us-hegemony-prof-steven-starr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neutrality-studies/episodes/Strategic-SUICIDE-The-Iran-TRAP-That-Ends-US-Hegemony--Prof--Steven-Starr-e3il1rh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/play/119227697/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F5f920470-5c4b-7f9c-f914-53eaca4055a6.m4a","summary":"Pascal Lottaz speaks with Professor Steven Starr about claims of US and Israeli failure in Iran, the drain on missile stocks, damage to bases, oil shock, and risks of wider war. They also discuss Gaza and Lebanon, religion inside US war politics, nuclear danger, Russia and Ukraine, drone warfare, and what modern conflict says about American military limits. Links: Nuclear Famine https://nuclearfamine.org 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 00:00:35 US bases hit and missiles drained 00:04:42 Gaza Lebanon and civilian toll 00:06:19 Oil blockade and global fallout 00:14:02 Religion and war politics 00:18:48 Iran escalation and nuclear risk 00:25:27 Russia drone attacks and Europe risk 00:29:06 Drone warfare and US military weakness 00:39:39 Next moves and wider war danger","meta_description":"Pascal Lottaz speaks with Professor Steven Starr about claims of US and Israeli failure in Iran, the drain on missile stocks, damage to bases, oil shock,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3417,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutrality-studies-7179578/episodes/strategic-suicide-the-iran-trap-that-ends-us-hegemony-prof-steven-starr/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/strategic-suicide-the-iran-trap-that-ends-us-hegemony-prof-steven-starr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}