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Season 12 - Episode 48
New Supreme Leader; War Update; Taxes & Welfare state; Housing; Tucker | Yaron Brook Show

Iran After the Ayatollah: War, Welfare, Housing, and the Rise of the New Right

The Middle East may be entering a historic turning point.

With a new Supreme Leader emerging in Iran, the war against the Iranian regime enters a dangerous new phase. What happens next? Will the regime collapse—or double down?

On this episode of The Yaron Brook Show, Yaron breaks down the latest war developments, Hezbollah’s role, and the strategic mistakes that created decades of “forever wars.” He also dives into the deeper ideological battles shaping today’s politics—from the failure of the welfare state to the housing crisis, and the disturbing rise of right-wing anti-Semitism pushed by figures like Tucker Carlson.

Why has the welfare state failed to eliminate poverty?
Why are housing prices exploding?
Why is the new populist right flirting with ideas that echo the worst ideologies of the 20th century?
And what would it actually take to defeat the Iranian regime once and for all?

🔥 Yaron answers these questions and more in a wide-ranging episode that connects war, politics, economics, and ideology.

If you want clarity about what’s happening in the world right now—this episode delivers it.

⏱️ MAIN TOPICS
05:05 New Supreme Leader
19:55 War Update
39:40 Hezbollah
48:10 Taxes & Welfare state
54:00 Housing
1:01:35 Tucker

💬 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
1:15:37 – “Forever War” Strategy: Were Iraq and Afghanistan distractions from confronting Iran?
1:18:42 – Hitler and the Nature of Evil: Why didn’t Hitler personally attend the Wannsee Conference or visit concentration camps?
1:21:33 – Trump vs Spain: Is banning trade with Spain a justified response?
1:22:46 – Biography of Iran’s Late Supreme Leader: What shaped the man who ruled Iran for decades?
1:23:33 – The Iranian Revolution: Could a future show explore the history behind it?
1:23:51 – Opening the Strait of Hormuz: What would it actually take militarily?
1:25:12 – Welfare vs Poverty: Do Democrats believe welfare can eliminate poverty?
1:28:16 – Depression vs Nihilism: How does someone move from despair to destructive nihilism?
1:29:24 – The Politics of Taxing the Rich: How the logic of redistribution spreads.
1:30:11 – Housing Policy: Would restricting corporations from buying homes lower prices?
1:31:08 – Supporting the Show: A listener shares their vaccine study payment with the show.
1:31:51 – Religion and War: If God exists, why the silence amid so much death?
1:33:01 – Objectivist Movement History: Were there political intrigues surrounding Leonard Peikoff’s succession?
1:34:56 – Regime Change in Iran: Why haven’t Iranians risen up yet?
1:35:39 – Anti-Semitism on the Right: Is it simply a modern form of Nazism?
1:36:53 – Expert Interviews: Why conversations with specialists matter.
1:37:10 – Tucker Carlson’s Incentives: What does he gain from amplifying anti-Semitic narratives?
1:37:56 – Supreme Court & Tariffs: Was the ruling too weak to stop Trump’s economic nationalism?
1:38:51 – The Charlie Kirk Assassination: What does it mean when intellectuals are targeted for their ideas?
1:40:18 – Right vs Left: Is today’s right becoming more dangerous than the left?
1:41:23 – Regime Change in Iran: Would dismantling the IRGC be necessary?

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Yaron is the executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and a world class speaker. He is the coauthor of the national best-seller Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government, Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality and In Pursuit of Wealth: The Moral Case for Finance. He speaks around the world on a variety of topics including the morality of capitalism, Ayn Rand and her philosophy, finance and economics, and the value of inequality.