Gordon Chang | Author & Geopolitics Expert | 03-18-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

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4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Author & Geopolitics Expert Gordon Chang joins Sid to discuss the Iran conflict and rising oil prices are financially benefiting Russia and could tilt the Russia-Ukraine war of attrition in Moscow’s favor, despite Chang saying Ukraine currently has battlefield initiative. Chang argues the U.S. should seize Russian “dark ships” and stop Iranian oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz to cut funding for Russia and Iran. He says the conflicts are interconnected in a broader global struggle against Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, and claims China is aiding Iran with intelligence and weapons, making it inappropriate for President Trump to visit Beijing, a trip Trump postponed. Chang supports Trump’s actions against Iran, citing Iran’s enriched uranium and missile capabilities, and disputes outgoing counterterrorism director Joe Kent’s claim of no imminent threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, we've got Simon on the line. Simon, young people, they're just all a bit, a bit lazy, aren't they?
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1:01.8	Let me get to my man, Gordon Chang.
1:05.2	Gordon G. Chang on X or Twitter, whatever you call it these days.
1:06.9	I'm actually back on it.
1:11.5	I was suspended for about three months, but thank you to the Department of Justice and the anti-Semitism envoy, Yehuda Kaplune. I'm back on making noise. Gordon, good morning. How are you?
1:18.5	I'm fine, Sid. Thank you so much. It's good to have you. I know you've been very busy these days.
1:24.2	Very, very busy. I want to start today with Russia, not China, not Iran. I'll tell you why.
1:31.3	We are in year five of that Russia-Ukraine conflict. It doesn't seem like this thing is going to end
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