In this episode, Saeed Ghasseminejad, senior advisor at FDD specializing in Iran’s economy, sanctions, and illicit finance, joins us to discuss the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. We dive into the possible military scenarios for an Israel-Iran war, Iran's missile capabilities, and Israel’s response strategies. Dr. Ghasseminejad also shares insights on how these conflicts could influence U.S. elections and why true peace in the region may depend on the fall of the current Iranian regime.

Dr. Saeed Ghasseminejad is a senior Iran and financial economics advisor at FDD specializing in Iran’s economy and financial markets, sanctions and illicit finance.

Highlights

00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview

07:32 Israel’s retaliation to Iran’s missile attack

16:00 Iran’s capacity to engage Israel

25:20 U.S. perspective as a global superpower

31:00 Israel-Iran conflict’s impact on U.S. election

51:44 Peace depends on regime’s fall

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