Israel vs Iran - Matthew Syed

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Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Matthew Syed is the author of Rebel Ideas, Columnist for The Times & The Sunday Times, as well as a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Sideways. | Follow Matthew on X: https://x.com/matthewsyed Footage from "The untold story of the Iran-Iraq war's frontline children - BBC World Service Documentaries": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZRvpuW8QM The IAEA report - https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/25/06/gov2025-24.pdf SPONSOR. Sponsored by Venice AI: Enjoy private, uncensored AI with our sponsor https://venice.ai/triggernometry - use code TRIGGERNOMETRY to get 20% off a pro plan SPONSOR. Try Evening Being by Verso. Get 15% with code TRIGGER at https://ver.so Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Shop Merch here - https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 06:39 Is This Just Like Iraq? 13:25 There Was Always Going To Be Conflict Between Iran and Israel 20:32 What Happens To Iran When You Get Rid Of The Regime? 24:36 Is There Potential For This To Start WW3? 30:07 How Many Young People Are Willing To Fight For The US And UK? 37:50 Is Israel Going Too Far In Gaza? 01:00:06 The Rabid Hate Of Jews Across The Arab World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So why do I say that the regime in Tehran is not subject to that mutually assured destruction doctrine?
0:10.0	The reason is because they're religious fanatics.
0:12.0	And moreover, they glorify martyrdom.
0:16.0	I was 10 years old when the Iraq-Iran war ignited.
0:22.1	And a lot of people don't seem to know about the 20,000 child martyrs
0:26.8	who are indoctrinated to walk and sometimes run into minefields
0:31.6	and up against machine gunfire to clear a path for the adult military coming in behind.
0:38.4	How is flashing Gaza making Israel more safe
0:42.5	when the funders are in Tehran, hundreds of miles away?
0:45.7	The most important thing, I think, for Israel,
0:48.3	is to isolate Iran, the head of the state.
0:51.7	If they got a nuclear weapon, it is likely they would use it.
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