{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Geopolitics","slug":"talking-geopolitics-1114411","podcast_index_feed_id":1114411,"rss_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/1/8/d/a18d36c6a1edb10127a2322813b393ee/2021_Podcast_tile_SQUARE_1280x1280_simple--20240515-f8raokmwy5.png","author":"Geopolitical Futures","episode_count":99,"summary":"A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. Geopolitical Futures tells you what matters in international affairs and what doesn't. Go to https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast for details.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T06:21:01.050688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411"},"episode":{"title":"Who's Holding the Cards? George Friedman on Iran War Stalemate","slug":"who-s-holding-the-cards-george-friedman-on-iran-war-stalemate","published_at":"2026-04-14T18:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/who-s-holding-the-cards-george-friedman-on-iran-war-stalemate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411","url":"https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/geopoliticalfutures/id/40874815/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/geopoliticalfutures/TG2026_E13_mixdown_-14.mp3?dest-id=576122","summary":"A ceasefire is in place, but negotiations are once again breaking down over the conflict in Iran. Are we any closer to a long-term solution? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the stalled negotiations, the impacts of the US blockade on Iranian ports, and why this new strategy could be more about China than Iran for Donald Trump. Visit http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com/gpf-newsletter for a free download from our Special Collection on the Middle East.","meta_description":"A ceasefire is in place, but negotiations are once again breaking down over the conflict in Iran. Are we any closer to a long-term solution? On this episo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2537,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-geopolitics-1114411/episodes/who-s-holding-the-cards-george-friedman-on-iran-war-stalemate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/who-s-holding-the-cards-george-friedman-on-iran-war-stalemate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}