Trump's Bluff Went Nowhere (Iran War Update) | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
Trump's Bluff Went Nowhere (Iran War Update) | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS  
Podcast: The Team House
Published On: Mon Aug 03 2026
Description: As reports of a much larger U.S. military campaign against Iran emerged, the Trump administration abruptly paused the strikes and shifted back toward diplomacy. We break down whether the threat of escalation was a negotiating strategy, why sanctions continue to fail, Iran's asymmetric advantages, dwindling U.S. missile stockpiles, and what happens next in one of the world's most dangerous conflicts.Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseSubscribe to our newsletter!!!!https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/joinJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettCheck out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️https://fogbow.com/Lobo Institute ⬇️https://www.loboinstitute.org/Twitter ⬇️https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCALinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/Whitefish security summit ⬇️https://whitefishsecuritysummit.comFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"00:00 – Start02:42 – Why Sanctions Keep Failing Against Iran06:48 – How the IRGC Beats Western Economic Pressure12:22 – Can Diplomacy Ever Work with Tehran Again?16:00 – Was the Massive U.S. Strike Threat a Bluff?18:23 – Saudi Arabia's Push to Stop a Wider War20:59 – The Credibility Problem Facing the Trump Administration23:26 – America's Last Truly Successful War?24:33 – China's Soft Power vs. America's Hard Power27:12 – What Happens if the U.S. Hits Iran's Infrastructure?31:44 – Iran's Asymmetric Strategy Is Working36:49 – Are We Running Out of Patriot Missiles?41:31 – Is the War Being Used to Move Financial Markets?47:50 – Predictions: Where Does This Conflict Go Next?51:07 – Turkey's Rising Influence & Final ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.