Iran is facing an increasingly severe economic and military squeeze as sanctions, financial isolation, trade restrictions, and attacks on its military infrastructure cut the country off from the global economy. The strategy resembles an economic “Anaconda Plan,” gradually depriving Iran of oil revenue, foreign currency, industrial parts, weapons, fuel, and access to international markets while negotiations and military action continue.

Iran is betting that it can withstand the pressure long enough for the approaching U.S. midterm elections to constrain the Trump administration, but the country is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic output and revenue each day while its military capabilities continue to deteriorate.

The Strait of Hormuz may also become less valuable as Gulf states expand pipelines and alternative export routes through the Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, and potentially the Mediterranean. As Iran's economy weakens, its military shrinks, and alternative oil routes reduce its leverage over global shipping, time may increasingly favor the United States rather than Tehran.

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Victor Davis Hanson examines whether woke politics has truly faded or whether Democrats are simply changing their message ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Hanson discusses the rise of Democratic candidates James Talarico in Texas and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and why Republicans cannot afford to dismiss their opponents or assume traditionally favorable races are already won.
Victor and Sami Winc also react to Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations and the walkout by delegates during his remarks, before continuing their series on American presidents with a look at Harry Truman and James Buchanan.

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Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler cover Iran’s reported demands to end the war, including the release of frozen funds, an end to U.S. attacks, and the removal of the naval blockade.

They also look at Canada and Mark Carney’s push for closer economic ties with Europe, the strategic importance of Greenland and the Arctic, and growing competition involving Russia, China, and the Panama Canal.

Other topics include immigration, assimilation, religious tensions in Europe and the United States, DEI and rising racial and ethnic tribalism, the unresolved legal legacy of 9/11, October 7 and the war in Gaza, and conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk’s killing—including claims that Mossad was involved.


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European nations are turning against Israel while downplaying the realities of October 7 and applying a different standard to Israel’s response to terrorism.

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler focus on Ireland and Spain’s increasingly anti-Israel rhetoric and the refusal to confront the brutality of the October 7 attacks. They also highlight the irony that Israeli doctors once saved the life of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by removing a brain tumor while he was imprisoned in Israel.

Hanson also pushes back on claims that the conflict with Iran is becoming another “forever war,” arguing that Iran’s weakened infrastructure and limited American combat losses tell a very different story.

The conversation also covers the growing race for artificial intelligence dominance, Elon Musk’s success with companies like SpaceX and Starlink, the release on bail of five suspects arrested with explosives near a British airbase used by the United States, and the political dynamics heading into the midterm elections.


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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney raises the prospect of preparing for a possible U.S. invasion as trade tensions between Canada and the United States continue to escalate. The strain in the relationship comes as Canada faces broader economic pressures, questions over immigration and open-border policies, and growing concern over the long-term consequences of severing ties with its largest trading partner.

Across Western institutions, similar ideological battles are playing out in higher education and the cultural establishment. Stanford faces backlash over the use of AI to alter students’ races in promotional materials, while academic fraud controversies at Cambridge raise further questions about standards and credibility in elite universities.

The National Book Awards and the growing influence of DEI politics in major cultural institutions come under scrutiny, along with the treatment of left-wing historians and public figures in the media. The conversation closes with the midterms, where both parties currently stand, and what the coming election season could look like.


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