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badlands podcast by borzou daragahi
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badlands podcast by borzou daragahiHow The Conflict In Iran Could Become A Forever War (S01E61)
Friday, May 1, 2026, London You can count how many missiles or how much oil storage capacity Iran has and how many interceptors and Tomahawak missiles the US…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran-backed Shia Militias A Threat To Iraq, Region (S01E60)
April 30, 2026 Iraq this week agreed on a new prime minister-designate, a relatively unknown player, who was blessed by the constellation of Shia political…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran Regime Change Was Israel’s Plan All Along (S01E59)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, London Was it all an op? A blockbuster piece in Israel’s Ynet by journalists Nahum Barnea and Ronen Bergman said Israel’s spy…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahi'Iran Doesn’t Want To Give Trump Any Kind Of Victory’ (S01E57)
Monday, April 27, 2026 Iran’s defense ministry said on Saturday that the US was desperately looking for an offramp from the war that he and Israel launched…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiCan Diplomacy Avert Renewal of Iran War? (S01E56)
Thursday, April 23, 2026, Paris President Donald Trump and Israel continued to wave their sabres. Trump posted a message on Truth Social calling for an attack…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWar In Iran Sparks Rising Fear, Anger Across Middle East (S01E55)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Paris The talks are off but the dual blockade of the Persian Gulf continues. Iran is barring ships from other countries from…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiTrump’s Aggression Scuttles Iran Talks, For Now (S01E54)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Paris Plans to arrange another round of talks between Iran and the US hit an apparent impasse as a deadline US President Donald Trump…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiBlockade Might Break Iran, But Not The Regime (S01E53)
Monday, April 20, 2026 The US fired upon and damaged the Iranian commercial ship Touska on Sunday as it tried to traverse the Strait of Hormuz and head into…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiChina Wants Iran To Chill Out And Be Normal (S01E52)
Friday, April 17, 2026, Istanbul A blockbuster report by the Financial Times alleged that China had sold Iran a satellite likely being used for precision…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiAre Israel And Turkey Gearing Up For War? (S01E51)
Thursday, April 16, 2026, Istanbul With a shaky US-enforced ceasefire in its war against Iran, ongoing fighting in Lebanon, and continued violence against…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWill The Gulf Survive, And How? (S01E50)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Istanbul After weeks of spewing venom at Iran through various surrogates, United Arab Emirates deputy prime minister Mansour bin…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIf The War Restarts, How Long Can Iran Survive? (S01E49)
Monday, April 13, 2026, Istanbul Iran has retrofitted its arms indusrty and security posture several times in the last few decades. After the Iran-Iraq war, it…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe Talks: What’s Next For Iran And The World (S01E48)
Saturday, April 11, 2026, Istanbul Diplomatic delegations gathered in the Pakistani capital on Saturday for the start of historic talks between the the US and…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahi‘What Does It Mean To Close The Strait of Hormuz?’ (S01E47)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit borzou.substack.com Friday, April 10, 2026, Istanbul You can’t totally blame Donald Trump for not…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiViktor Orban Won’t Leave Without A Fight (S01E46)
Tuesday, Aptil 7, 2026, Istanbul Hungary’s April 12 elettions could finally end the political career of Viktor Orban, rhe rightwing populist and Vladimir Putin…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe Iran War And The Artemis Moon Mission (S01E45)
Sunday, April 5, 2026, Istanbul The Iran war escalates after a US plane was shot down over southern Iran, prompting an ambitious search-and-rescue mission…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran Pulls Off Battlefield Surprises For US (S01E44)
Saturday, April 4, 2026, Istanbul For weeks US and Israeli officials have been telling nervous domestic audiences that their war against Iran was going…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiEven At War, Iran Targets Religious Minority (S01E43)
Friday, April 3, 2026, Istanbul While Iran is combatting US and Israeli forces in the skies and seas, it continues a crackdown on dissidents, many of whom have…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWhat’s Up With Iran’s Nuclear Program? (S01E42)
Thursday, April 2, 2026, Istanbul Iran’s nuclear program was supposedly the reason that Israel and the US launched their war against Iran. Some US foreign…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran War: No Offramp, No Problem (S01E41)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Istanbul Both Iran and the US appeared to offer diplomatic olive branches, but none seemed sincere. The US continues to amass forces…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiDangerous Escalation In Iran War Approaches (S01E40)
Tues, March 31, 2026, Istanbul A deadline set by the US for a a possible ratcheting up of action agaisnt Iran is rapidly appraoch. In the Persian Gulf and the…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIsrael Vows To Expand Lebanon Front (S01E39)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Istanbul Israel’s offensive in Lebanon is raging. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and hundreds killed as Israel…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiYemen’s Houthis Complicate Middle East War (S01E38)
Monday, March 30, 2026, Istanbul Yemen’s Houthi-led government fired a missile at Israel for the first time since hte war began on Saturday, marking its debut…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran Lets Loose The Memes of War (S01E37)
Sunday, March 29, 2026, Istanbul When most people think of Iranian propaganda, they think of the grafitti in Tehran showing the Statue of Liberty with a skull…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiDrifting Toward World War III (S01E36)
Friday, March 27, 2026, Istanbul Yemen and Ukraine are now being drawn into the war by the US and Israel against Iran. Kyiv wants to offer its know-how on…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWhy The US Miscalculated The Iran War (S01E34)
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Istanbul As the war by US and Israel against Iran heads toward a month, some are wondering whether the US seriously underestimated…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiTrump’s Iran Screeds Are 'Unhinged & Juvenile’ (S01E33)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Istanbul I discuss the impact of US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s political scene and its infrastructure, the tough talk by Donald…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWill War Against Iran Lead To Anything Good? (S01E32)
Monday, March 23, 2026, Van, Turkey Former Chinese diplomat and host of the podcast “Devil’s Advocate” Han Yang me on his show to answer some of his tough…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiAlgeria’s Got The Gas. Does It Have The Guts? (S01E31)
Sunday, March 22, 2026 (Above: I discuss the situation in Iran with Algeria’s 24-hour news channel.) When Europe opted to cut off natural gas supplies from…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiSeeking Civility In The Toxic Iran War Debate (S01E30)
Saturday, March 21, 2026, eastern Turkey The discussion over the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran has become a toxic and divisive issue in the Iranian…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiA Bleak Persian New Year Begins (S01E29)
Friday, March, 20, 2026, Istanbul Nowrouz pirouz and eid mubarak to all those celebrating on this rare convergence of both the Persian and Muslim calendars…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiPro-War Vs Anti-War: A Debate On Iran (S01E28)
Thursday, March 19, 2026, Istanbul Some big war news today. Iran shot at and struck a US F-35 stealth fiigher. The damaged plane managed to land in the Gulf…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran Energy Attacks To Hasten Global Recession (S01E27)
Wednesday, March 16, 2026, Istanbul The US and Israeli forces struck Iran’s main natural gas refinery at the South Pars on Wednesday in a major escalation of…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiAn Ugly World Order Takes Shape (S01E26)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Istanbul One million people have been displaced by the Israli invasion of southern Lebanon. This puts enormous pressure on the fragile…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiUS Tech Firms Could Be Targets In Iran War (S01E25)
Thursday, March 13, 2026, Istanbul In the last day or so Iran’s pro-Revolutonary Guard Tasnim news agency issued a statement meant to strike fear across the US…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe Iran War Shakes The Global Economy (S01E24)
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Istanbul I was interviewed today by India’s SEN television about the impact of the war on the world economy (video above). High…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiSudan’s Forgotten Civil War Still Simmers (S01E23)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Istanbul Sudan’s conflict has been described as one of the worst outbreaks of political violence over the last quarter century. At…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe Ayatollah Is Dead. Long Live The Ayatollah (S01E22)
Monday, March 9, 2026, Istanbul We don’t know a lot about Mujataba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s former leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US and Israeli…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIs Iran Already Losing The War? (S01E21)
Monday, March 9, 2026, Istanbul The war worsened over the weekend, with airstrikes on key Iranian infrastracture and retaliation attacks on US military targets…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiTrump Isn’t Going To Like Iran’s Next Leader (S01E20)
Sunday, March 8, 2026, Istanbul He doesn’t have the religious credentials to be an ayatollah or much of a track record on anything. Unlike his prolific father…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe Iran War Spreads To Lebanon (S01E19)
Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, Istanbul Israeli airstrikes drove thousands of Lebanese living south of the Litani River toward the north and those in the south Beirut…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiHitting Iran Hard Will Strengthen The Regime (S01E18)
Friday, March 6, 2026, Istanbul Tehran woke up to apocalyptic scenes unlike any previous day in the conflict on Friday morning The US and Israel are promising…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran’s Kurdish Rebels Can’t Topple The Regime (S01E17)
Thursday, March 6, 2026, Istanbul The US is reportedly planning to use Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq as a ground force to help bring down the regime…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiHow Israel Trapped Trump Into War With Iran (S01E16)
The steps leading to the war actually began in June, when the Israel and the US bombed, Iran’s nuclear sites. That 12-day war removed visibility on the program…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahi‘What We Need Are Revolutionary Leaders’ (S01E15)
Wednesday, March 3, 2026 The 2026 midterm elections promise to be one of the most momentous in recent US history. The vote is coming at a time of incredible…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiMiddle East Aflame From Tehran To Tel Aviv (S01E14)
We’re still processing the shock of the US and Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday morning. Hundreds of civlians have already died. Hundreds of…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThe War Is Underway (S01E13)
The US and Israeli war against Iran has begun. What are the implications for the region. Interview with newly launched SEN TV. This is a public episode. If…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiIran Risks War For ‘Hollow’ Nuclear Program (S01E11)
(Video: I appeared as a guest today morning on India’s Southera Network, a newly launched digital first channel.) Thursday, February 26, 2026, Paris Iran and…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahi'While Putin Lives, Ukraine War Will Continue’ (S01E10)
February 25, 2026, Paris The Ukraine war began four years ago this week. It has become a bloody war of attrition. Hundreds of thousands of people have been…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiAn Iran War In Search Of A Strategy (S01E09)
The US has a vast armada of ships and planes amassed around Iran. The impressive array of hardware could destroy Iran, and potentially render it defenseless…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiThis Snippet Could Waylay US Mideast Plans (S01E08)
Ambassador Mike Huckabee said it was “fine” for Israel to control land between the Euphrates and the Nile rivers, as promised by God in the Bible. But his…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWhy Iran Won’t Buckle To US Demands (S01E07)
Few countries would accept the US terms. Even Venezuela didn’t. Cuba hasn’t. Vietnam didn’t. North Korea didn’t. Maybe a hundred years ago, US gunboat…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWake Up! America Is Going To War (S01E06)
The US military and Iran are both getting ready for what could turn out to be a major conflict between the two countries. What’s bizarre is the lack of public…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiAn Iran War Won’t Save Trump From Epstein Files (S01E05)
US and Iranian negotiators gathered in Geneva on Tuesday for indirect talks meant to possibly avert a war. Iranian and US officials both sounded somewhat…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiHow The Saudi-UAE Bromance Soured (S01E04)
February 16, 2026, Paris Just a few years ago Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were not just partners but allies. That has pretty much ended. The two…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiEurope Disengages From Iran At Its Own Peril (S01E03)
Europe played a huge role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. It’s now MIA on Iran diplomacy, as Middle East countries take the lead role in promoting diplomacy…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiChina Is Already Helping Iran Fight The US (S01E02)
The Iran crisis is showing China’s newfound confidence. It seems to realize no matter what happens in the confrontation between Iran and the US, it will…
badlands podcast by borzou daragahiWhy You Shouldn’t Believe The Highest Iran Death Tolls (S01E01)
After weeks of trying I finally managed to get in touch with someone I knew who was caught up in the violence in Iran last month. It took time and effort, but…