Alastair Crooke
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 9 Jun
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uh to the degree with which the gulf states can also read the writing on the wall and realize some of them i think have begun to do that they're thinking about how how to deal with how to deal with iraq that they need to come to terms and come to an arrangement so they can export their energy and whatever else they want
But that is going to mean, and the Iranians say that, you know, you can't do that and also be beholden to Microsoft and Amazon and have all of their data centers.
And because, you know, we understand what data centers are.
They are for security.
They are for surveillance, for monitoring every telephone call and every call.
structure that takes moves in the Middle East so that you can assassinate them if you want
we are not going to accept these this type of um technology in in in the region and that's why they've attacked them and i think they've attacked that big amazon center in the uae i think cost 30 billion to set up it's the biggest you won't find it on google maps because it's hidden but it's a huge ai center that so i think i think yes i i think
That is the way.
So what is the business model for Israel for the next 10 years?
That is going to be a question.
It leaves them badly damaged.
Many of the people leaving, particularly Dubai and UAE,
it leaves some needing to rethink how they can, if you like, manage a relationship with Iran, which allows them to export their goods, even though it will mean disengagement from the Western financialized world.
But they will need to do that.
I think they will find they have
little choice ultimately.
At the moment, they're full of indignation and anger that they've been attacked and blah, blah, blah.
But ultimately, you know, if they want to move their products, either through the Red Sea, by the way, Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea has just been attacked.
I don't know if it's completely destroyed, but it's just been attacked.
That was their alternative to supplying oil.
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