If Iran escalates sufficiently to force the US and Israel to withdraw, it will then consolidate Middle Eastern dominance by bullying the Gulf Cooperation Council states into accepting Iranian regional hegemony, creating a geopolitical catastrophe for the West.

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Speaker

Michael Every

Evidence Quote

Iran of course has an incentive to keep escalating...would then probably start to bully the GCC...understand that tan runs the Middle East. At which point it's a geopolitical catastrophe for the entire West. [1:01:16]

Source

MacroVoices #525 Lyn Alden: Iran Contagion, Inflation & Private CreditMacro Voices
Created: 8/12/2026, 5:52:35 PM

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