Francis and Konstantin are joined by bestselling national security journalist Richard Miniter and Middle East expert Thomas Small. We use Ground News to stay fully informed. Go to https://ground.news/triggernometry to save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan. Go to https://Sheath.com. Use code TRIGGERNOMETRY for 20% off ABOUT OUR GUESTS Richard Miniter is a New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and author of Losing Bin Laden, Shadow War, and Mastermind. He is also a former Wall Street Journal and Sunday Times (London) reporter. Thomas Small is an author, filmmaker and podcaster specialising in Middle Eastern politics, history and Islamism. A former novice monk turned Arabic expert and journalist, he is the co-host and producer of the Conflicted podcast alongside former MI6 spy Aimen Dean. 🎙️ 🟥 / @conflictedyoutube Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://shop.triggerpod.co.uk/ Advertise on Triggernometry: https://trigger-brands.com | or enquire at marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 The Helicopter Attack 14:52 Inside Iran's Strategy 27:16 Israel’s Secret Gamble in Lebanon 41:40 The Collapse of American Deterrence 49:10 Weakness in the Gulf: Red Sea Failures 54:21 Selling Out Strategy for Domestic Votes 01:01:05 Media Manipulation and the Fog of War 01:07:13 Putin's Gameplan: Exploiting Middle East Chaos 01:13:40 China’s Silent Gain from Western Distraction 01:18:08 How the West Completely Misjudged the Region 01:24:15 The Illusion of a Diplomatic Backchannel 01:28:27 The Unavoidable Reality of Global Escalation