And Vladimir Putin actually has strong relations with the leadership inside Arabia … so I'm not concerned that this will deteriorate into a World War III, but … this has just set a very dangerous precedent and I don't think that the world or especially the Middle East is going to feel like a stable place for the foreseeable future. Best-case scenario, obviously, would be we have a different government that comes to power in Iran in which it's either Iran transitions to a democracy or a government whose organizing principle is the national interests of Iran — "long live Iran" rather than "death to America." And in the near term, I think the best-case outcome is that we liberate the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian interference and you reestablish the safe passage of trade and ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Author: Terry Gross
Published at: 2026-03-17 22:27:41
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