This isn’t just another Middle Eastern conflict—it’s a fundamental restructuring of global power. Sir Richard Dearlove and guest co-host Baroness Ayesha Hazarika with Fareed Zakaria, veteran journalist, author, and host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. Together, they examine Israel’s war strategy, and whether or not the war aims of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are misaligned. They also discuss the entry of the Houthis into the conflict on Iran’s behalf, as well as why the war in Iran could prove far more consequential to daily life across the globe than the Iraq War ever was.

In this episode:

01:43 – Israel’s Campaign in Lebanon
08:06 – Does Israel’s “Buffer Zone” Have an Ulterior Motive?
11:29 – Do Netanyahu and Trump Have Different War Aims?
15:10 – Will America Put Boots on the Ground in Iran?
17:14 – End of a Strategic Conflict, or a Massive Gamble?
22:22 – The Houthi Strategy
28:35 – Why Russia Wins and Europe Loses
32:20 – Geopolitics in a Post-Trump World
36:28 – Can the UK Still Rely on the US?
41:47 – Why the Iran War Hurts Ukraine
46:24 – What’s Trump’s Next Move?
48:40 – Sir Richard and Baroness Hazarika Discussion

Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and Baroness Ayesha Hazarika (Member of House of Lords).

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