{"podcast":{"title":"UK Column News","slug":"uk-column-news-315425","podcast_index_feed_id":315425,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1044e334c/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.ukcolumn.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43572011/3e727f1068800296.png","author":"UK Column","episode_count":1204,"summary":"The UK Column is an independent news organisation analysing the information war. Operating without financial backing or external investment, we remain free from advertisers, foundations, and political parties, relying solely on support from our audience through memberships and donations.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:17:04.047862+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425"},"episode":{"title":"Trump, Xi & Iran: What the Media Will Not Tell You | Silk and Steel","slug":"trump-xi-iran-what-the-media-will-not-tell-you-silk-and-steel","published_at":"2026-05-18T21:30:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425/trump-xi-iran-what-the-media-will-not-tell-you-silk-and-steel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukcolumn/episodes/Trump--Xi--Iran-What-the-Media-Will-Not-Tell-You--Silk-and-Steel-e3jh8dc","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1044e334c/podcast/play/120151916/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-18%2F424369431-44100-2-b474a17e12d5d.mp3","summary":"Carl Zha joins Sulaiman Ahmed's show to break down the escalating global power struggle between the United States, China, and Iran. In this explosive interview, Carl explains why Donald Trump travelled to Beijing with America’s top tech and corporate elites, what China really wants from the U.S., and whether Beijing has betrayed Iran during the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The conversation dives deep into: • Trump’s China strategy • Iran and the Strait of Hormuz • Rare earth minerals and U.S. dependence on China • Nvidia, AI, and the semiconductor war • Tesla, Boeing, and America’s corporate oligarchs • China’s rise as a global superpower • The decline of U.S. military dominance • Taiwan tensions • Why Carl Zha believes America’s empire is weakening Carl also explains how China has supported Iran economically during the conflict, why the U.S. military-industrial complex is struggling, and how the balance of global power is shifting before our eyes. ► Join UK Column Live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1pm UK time or watch previous live recordings here: https://bit.ly/UKColumn_Live ► [UK Column Website] Explore all our written and video content on the official UK Column website: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ ► [Support UK Column] Please donate to support our independent journalism & investigative journalism: https://support.ukcolumn.org/ ► [UK Column YouTube] Please subscribe to the UK Column News YouTube channel for more alternative news and independent news: https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficial Follow #UKColumn on: ► X: https://x.com/ukcolumn ► Telegram: https://t.me/ukcolumn ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UKColumnExtracts ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uk_column_news","meta_description":"Carl Zha joins Sulaiman Ahmed's show to break down the escalating global power struggle between the United States, China, and Iran. In this explosive inte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uk-column-news-315425/episodes/trump-xi-iran-what-the-media-will-not-tell-you-silk-and-steel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uk-column-news-315425/trump-xi-iran-what-the-media-will-not-tell-you-silk-and-steel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}