Richard Goldberg
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 11 Jul
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A lot of times the strategic view, the national security viewpoints... And by the way, the Israelis are unique as a democracy and sharing in this as well, very realist, real politic kind of view of a dictatorship in Egypt is better than a Muslim Brotherhood elected government as we saw after Tahrir Square.
where it's like, at least I know what the dictatorship and the military Egypt are going to do.
And I can depend on that for my strategy, my future, instead of, oh my gosh, what's going to happen here with musical chairs of other branches and other radicals.
That could also be something that the Saudis have in mind is they just say, I know this enemy, as long as he has less capability to hurt me, I'm okay.
I know how to operate my regime here.
That's a really interesting point.
I think Iran, not totally dissimilar from Venezuela.
Iran is a featured sort of headquarters for a continent, for a region, for the Belt and Road Initiative.
It is the, you know, the foothill into a larger strategic push.
Venezuela had become the incredible basing ground to launch into the rest of Latin America for the Chinese in the Belt and Road Initiative.
So too, Iran has become this hub for the broader Middle East strategic objectives there.
And also, they are able to depend on the Iranians to be a thorn in our side and to ensure that the threats, the capabilities that the Iranians pose deter the United States from ever shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, from which the Chinese get half.
So let me say that again, half.
of their imported oil, which comes through the Strait of Hormuz.
It's not all from Iran, though.
Iran is the discount gas station, as all their oil is sanctioned, but the Iranians continue to import between one and two million barrels per day.
That's not nothing for them.
But you combine that with Saudi oil and other Gulf coming through the Strait of Hormuz, that's 50% of China's oil.
If the United States Navy can control 50% of their oil import at any moment,
in a conflict over Taiwan or long-term strategic competition, that's very bad for the CCP.
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