Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
America may have found a way to break Iran’s regime without firing another shot. After months of devastating military strikes failed to topple Tehran, the Trump administration is pivoting to what the episode describes as a far more dangerous strategy for the regime: systematically choking off the money that keeps the IRGC and government functioning. In this episode, viewers will learn why Iran’s own economic warfare may have inspired Washington’s new approach and why the real target isn’t China, despite much of the media focus. But there’s one major catch: the strategy only works if Washington is willing to follow through when the pressure, and the potential consequences, get much bigger.
Photo Credits:
AMRO / AFP via Getty Images
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images
Omer Messinger/Getty Images
BEIER / AFP via Getty Images
Kiran RIDLEY / AFP via Getty Images
Karar Jabbar / AFP via Getty Images
Iranian Presidential Office / AFP via Getty Images
ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
America may have found a way to break Iran’s regime without firing another shot. After months of devastating military strikes failed to topple Tehran, the Trump administration is pivoting to what the episode describes as a far more dangerous strategy for the regime: systematically choking off the money that keeps the IRGC and government functioning. In this episode, viewers will learn why Iran’s own economic warfare may have inspired Washington’s new approach and why the real target isn’t China, despite much of the media focus. But there’s one major catch: the strategy only works if Washington is willing to follow through when the pressure, and the potential consequences, get much bigger.
Photo Credits:
AMRO / AFP via Getty Images
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images
Omer Messinger/Getty Images
BEIER / AFP via Getty Images
Kiran RIDLEY / AFP via Getty Images
Karar Jabbar / AFP via Getty Images
Iranian Presidential Office / AFP via Getty Images
ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
