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How Iran Shapes Global Politics : Behind the enemy lines with Ken Timmerman

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

James sits down with investigative journalist and war correspondent Ken Timmerman to discuss the ongoing threat posed by Iran and its nuclear ambitions. From being held captive by terrorists to winning a $6 billion court judgment against Iran for their involvement in 9/11, Ken’s experiences provide unparalleled insights into Middle Eastern politics. The episode explores why Iran’s regime remains a global threat, the role of U.S. policy in shaping the region, and what’s needed to empower the Iranian people toward meaningful change.

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There's really some just crazy stuff going on with Iran, like all the different strategies

0:14.1

the U.S. has tried to deal with Iran.

0:16.2

But my next guest, Ken Timmerman, I agree with.

0:20.3

Iran is the biggest issue we have right now and the closest

0:24.0

we come to world war three what is going to happen what did we do wrong and you know ken has been

0:31.0

covering iran and terrorism for 40 years and he starts off he talks about how he was held captive by terrorists in the early

0:41.1

part of his career and what happened. And it was just insane. And, you know, sometimes we're almost

0:48.7

afraid to look at how irrational the world has become and some of the irrational conclusions you can draw

0:56.5

from that, that turn out to be real. And I can test some of Ken's conclusions on what's happened,

1:04.5

but he might be right. And I'd love to know what you guys think. So here's Ken Timmerman.

1:10.6

He's the author of the recently published book,

1:12.4

which I highly recommend the Iran House

1:14.5

to see the entire history of what's happened

1:16.4

and what could happen.

1:18.1

And we talk about it here.

1:20.8

So Ken Timmerman, author of the Iran House

1:23.0

and Iranian slash terrorism expert.

1:30.2

This isn't your average business podcast, and he's not your average host.

1:35.5

This is the James Altager show.

1:54.9

Ken, I want to talk all things Iran with you because you're the expert and so much of what you have said makes sense.

1:59.6

And I have a lot of questions just about common sense in our dealings with Iran.

2:06.0

But I want to hear you have such an amazing story that goes back 40 years.

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