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S8 Ep1128: Edmund Fitton-Brown — The U.S. is reimposing a naval blockade on Iran after the collapse of the poorly drafted memorandum of understanding; Iran's economy is "choking to death" under these measures, and guests argue the U.S. must prioritize controlling

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🗓️ 14 July 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Edmund Fitton-Brown — The U.S. is reimposing a naval blockade on Iran after the collapse of the poorly drafted memorandum of understanding; Iran's economy is "choking to death" under these measures, and guests argue the U.S.must prioritize controlling the Strait of Hormuz through international cooperation and naval power. (11)

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This is a high risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. I'm John Batchel. I welcome Edmund Fitt and Brown of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

0:52.4

The headlines are stark. Washington Post. Trump says

0:56.3

U.S. military will reimpose blockade on Iranian ports. Subhead, the move by the United States

1:03.3

takes away the last major concession to Tehran. It had helped foster a ceasefire. Edmund, a very good

1:09.7

day to you. This appears to be the end of the

1:12.8

ceasefire and it appears to be the end of the memorandum of understanding. I'm not fixed on that.

1:19.2

This is fog of diplomacy. But in any event, this follows five or six rounds of retaliation by

1:27.3

either side, depending on your point of view,

1:30.3

bleeding nowhere, as far as I could tell, because it was not about the suspect nuclear

1:35.9

weapons program, but about the straight-of-form moves. This latest announcement by the United

1:41.7

States also comes with the additional caveat that I believe in these last hours, the President of the United States said that the U.S. would be a guardian. That's in quotes, a guardian of the state of our moves. How do you interpret these events? Is this a kind of violent negotiation that's typical, or is this something new?

2:01.7

Good day to you, Edmund.

2:06.6

Good day, John. It's great to be with you.

2:08.6

I don't think there's anything typical ever with President Trump.

2:12.4

I don't think there's anything typical in this whole standoff between the U.S. and Iran.

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