This conversation changed how I'm reading the next 60 days, especially after Prof Foad Izadi broke down why Iran would prefer to shoot through the blockade rather than yield to the pressure
We then discussed the UAE, why was it targeted more than all other Gulf nations: in his view, the UAE became the easiest and most valuable Western-aligned target in the Gulf
We also got into something I didn't expect: his sharpest criticism of his own government. And to my surprise, it was very different to what I expected, and made for a very interesting conversation.
We discuss:
* Why Foad thinks Trump never wanted an off-ramp
* What the Iranian military command is now openly preparing for, and why a U.S. ship in the Gulf is a target waiting to happen
* Why the UAE was hit far harder than Saudi Arabia, Bahrain or Qatar, and the warning he sent through this interview
* His most surprising critique of the Iranian government, which has nothing to do with the Supreme Leader, the IRGC, or the nuclear file
@IzadiFoad
00:48 Trump Blockade Is Act Of War
04:13 Iran Won't Cry Uncle To Trump
09:08 Both Sides Negotiating From Leverage
13:14 $250 Billion In Damage To Iran
17:10 Iran Will Shoot Through The Blockade
20:51 Why UAE Got Hit Harder Than Others
25:47 UAE Plundered By Western Companies
29:50 Israel Funding Global Islamophobia
35:24 Iran's Biggest Failure Since 1979
41:13 Engineers Are Good But Politicians Aren't
