S8 Ep313: Guest: Gregory Copley. Iran's collapse could dismantle the "International North-South Transport Corridor," a vital trade route for Russia and India. Copley argues that the Iranian public is increasingly secular, with the youth rejecting clerical authority
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Guest: Gregory Copley. Iran's collapse could dismantle the "International North-South Transport Corridor," a vital trade route for Russia and India. Copley argues that the Iranian public is increasingly secular, with the youth rejecting clerical authority. While the regime may fire remaining missiles in desperation, a post-clerical Iran could ignite Central Asian economic potential.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | I'm John Batchel with my friend and colleague Gregory Copley, and we're discussing Iran through a glass |
| 0:21.7 | darkly. The information coming out of Iran is anecdotal at best and old at worst, very old. |
| 0:29.6 | The evening shuts down the ability of the besiege to know where the protesters are. |
| 0:36.2 | They show up. We have one video showing up, jumping off the back of a motor scooter |
| 0:40.2 | and opening fire against boys running away. |
| 0:43.3 | It's that chaotic. |
| 0:44.5 | It's that much murder. |
| 0:45.4 | And then there are videos of people looking for their loved ones |
| 0:48.9 | in body bags that's thrown out on gymnasium floors. |
| 0:54.5 | Now we have this headline from Washington. |
| 0:56.9 | Trump says, quote, help is on its way for Iranian protesters. |
| 1:00.6 | Subhead, U.S. President calls on demonstrators to take over the country's institutions. |
| 1:06.8 | Gregory, I don't understand this. |
| 1:11.9 | Help is on the way. |
| 1:13.0 | We're not going to put boots on the ground. |
| 1:15.4 | And in fact, there's a very poor record of invading Iran for about 2,000 years. |
| 1:21.1 | So what help? |
| 1:22.5 | What can you imagine? |
| 1:24.9 | It's easy for President Trump to say. |
| 1:26.9 | The reality is what is it that he can actually do of a positive nature? |
| 1:30.8 | Certainly he can't put in an invasion force. |
| 1:33.1 | You might get boots on the ground in Khosestan, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.