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⚠️📢 We are thrilled to announce the launch of AD's All New Top Ten Podcast Countdown! First up at no. 10 is @SanamVakil Understanding Iran first broadcast 8 October 2024 a week after Iran had hit Israel with ballistic missiles. @ch_menap 🎧Listen NOW! apple.co/3V7HrvJ

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I wrote on @arabdigest newsletter that Trump’s ‘the emperor’s no clothes moment’ was arriving. That was a week ago. It may have just touched down as evangelical Christians realise they have helped to create a monster theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

"Old men ruining the world." From viral memes to a US defeat in the info war, Gen Z is rewriting the #IranWar narrative. @TharwaBoulifi breaks down the digital shift from Tunisia. Read more: arabdigest.org/sample-newslet… #GenZ #MiddleEast #DigitalMedia #ArabDigest

Now it’s Trump blocking the Strait of Hormuz? “Blockading Hormuz - which is not blocked - to help global economy. Another ‘Art of the Deal’ Masterstroke? The worst gamblers don’t know when to leave a losing table.” @arabdigest washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

"Old men ruining the world." From viral memes to a total defeat of the US in the information war, Gen Z is rewriting the narrative of the #IranWar. @TharwaBoulifi breaks down the digital shift from Tunisia. Read the full story outside the paywall: arabdigest.org/sample-newslet… 📱💻

Iran war: the Iran war provoked interest in and support for Iran from young North Africans who have taken to social media to celebrate Iranian resistance to  America’s hegemony. arabdigest.org/arab-digest-ne…

@CatoFP's @Hoffman8Jon discusses MAGA vs. America First on the @arabdigest podcast. Listen to the full podcast here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

🚨NEW PODCAST! 🚨 Energy experts @jimkrane and Alastair Newton say oil prices could fall after the war, but not immediately, as negotiations, damage, and market uncertainty delay any reset. #OOTT @BillLaw49 Listen NOW! 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hig…

🚨OUT NOW! 🚨 On this episode, energy analyst Alastair Newton raises a crucial question: Can #Gulf states still rely on the US as a security guarantor in an increasingly unstable region? #IranWar @BillLaw49 Listen NOW! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2fmqRy…

Iran war: whether or not the war in the Gulf is truly over (for now at least) it is already apparent that  in absolute terms there was no ‘winner’ even though there was a clear ‘loser’. arabdigest.org/arab-digest-ne…

Curious about the future of oil trading and the role of the Chinese yuan vs. the U.S. dollar 💵🔄💴? @BakerInstitute fellow @jimkrane & energy analyst Alastair Newton unpack the changes reshaping global commodity markets. Catch the full discussion now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hig…

🚨OUT NOW! 🚨 With @BillLaw49, energy analyst @jimkrane says high oil prices could accelerate the shift to #EVs – offering consumers a way to escape geopolitical risk. @RiceUniversity Listen NOW! 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hig…

The ceasefire that Donald Trump accepted has stopped the war and with the president signalling he does not want a resumption Tehran has secured a significant victory over its greatest enemies. arabdigest.org/arab-digest-ne…

🚨NEW PODCAST! 🚨 This week, Persian Gulf scholar @jimkrane warns the Hormuz crisis could reshape alliances, putting countries’ US ties at odds with their economic survival. @BillLaw49 #OOTT Listen NOW! 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2fmqRy…

New podcast 🎧 In a new episode from @arabdigest, @jimkrane joins @BillLaw49 & Alastair Newton unpack the implications of Iran’s newfound ability to close the world’s most critical energy chokepoint and workarounds for energy security. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hig…

🚨NEW PODCAST! 🚨 Is the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s most powerful weapon? Energy analyst Alastair Newton says yes – calling it a “remarkably effective” tool of deterrence with global economic consequences. @BillLaw49 #OOTT #IranWar Listen NOW! 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hig…

Few would have anticipated that Israel would seek to sabotage the "ceasefire", which was supposed to include the Lebanese front, as instantly, obviously and viciously as it has been doing today. news.antiwar.com/2026/04/08/mas…

🚨OUT NOW! 🚨 @BillLaw49, @jimkrane & Alastair Newton unpack risks to global markets after Trump’s threats and while the war’s end remains uncertain. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2fmqRy… #MiddleEast #MENA #Geopolitics #OOTT #Podcast #ArabDigest

New post: High energy stakes and the Strait of Hormuz arabdigest.org/podcasts/high-…

Here is PRESS TV's explanation of the events which produced all the wrecked U.S. aircraft on the ground near Isfahan. Of course, everyone is free to make their own judgment as to whether Trump or PRESS TV is likely to be closer to the truth in this affair. presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04…