Karen Gibson
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55 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 3 Sep
Karen Gibson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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While some additional sanctions have been imposed, if China is the purchaser of some 80% of Iranian goods and we're not going after China, then we're really just nibbling around the edges of that remaining 20%.
And that's certainly not enough to asphyxiate them or to cause an economic D-Day.
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Certainly the war itself, the blockade, the additional sanctions are only diminishing the strength of their economy.
But as we look at nations like North Korea or Cuba or even Iran, which has faced decades of sanctions, that is typically not alone enough in and of itself to bring a regime to heel, to cause them to capitulate.
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While some additional sanctions have been imposed, if China is the purchaser of some 80% of Iranian goods and we're not going after China, then we're really just nibbling around the edges of that remaining 20%.
And that's certainly not enough to asphyxiate them or to cause an economic D-day.
the war itself, the blockade, the additional sanctions are only diminishing, you know, the strength of their economy.
But as we look at nations like North Korea or Cuba or even Iran, which has faced decades of sanctions, that is typically not alone enough in and of itself to bring a regime to heel, to cause them to capitulate.
There are simply no indications that Iran is willing to compromise at this time.
Their priority is to gain recognition of control over the Strait of Hormuzd.
There are signs of some internal divisions, but let's be clear, it's the security state that's running the show.
Sometimes we're going to take really big swings and we're going to freaking whiff.
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They don't want to return to fill scale warfare, but they seem comfortable with this current state of limbo.
They're prepared to absorb additional U.S.
strikes.
They believe they're in a position of strength and have tremendous leverage over the president.
And I think they think that time is on their side.
There are simply no indications that Iran is willing to compromise at this time.
Their priority is to gain recognition of control over the Strait of Hormuz.
There are signs of some internal divisions, but let's be clear, it's the security state that's running the show.
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