S8 Ep599: STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 3-17-2026. 1707 PERSIAN GULF This transcript from The John Batchelor Show features a detailed discussion between host John Batchelor and guests ThaddEus McCotter and David Shedd regarding escalating global
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
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STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 3-17-2026.
1707 PERSIAN GULF
This transcript from The John Batchelor Show features a detailed discussion between host John Batchelor and guests ThaddEus McCotter and David Shedd regarding escalating global instability. The participants analyze the military and economic ramifications of the conflict in Iran, specifically focusing on the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on global oil prices and food supplies. A significant portion of the conversation examines the Trump administration's strategic response, noting the challenges of securing international cooperation and the political pressures of the upcoming midterm elections. Additionally, the dialogue transitions to China's systematic campaign of industrial espionage, as detailed in Shedd’s book, The Great Heist. The experts warn that Chinese state-sponsored theftextends beyond military secrets to include commercial data in sectors like food delivery and robotics. Ultimately, the sources portray a world where unrestricted mercantilism and geopolitical warfare threaten the stability of the American economy and international trade.
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| 0:00.0 | Good day. This is the making of the John Bachelor show. Thank you very much for joining. |
| 0:06.0 | We have a world of disorder to seek resolution in the next few minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I welcome my colleague of many years and very good friend Thaddeus McCutter, former member of Congress, |
| 0:20.6 | now writing at American |
| 0:21.6 | greatness, from the great city of Detroit. |
| 0:25.2 | And we begin with the headlines out of Europe, London being five hours now ahead of New York's |
| 0:31.9 | remarks. |
| 0:34.5 | Israel says it has killed Iran's top security official. |
| 0:38.4 | Veteran conservative Ali Larajani was one of the regime key leaders and is now dead |
| 0:45.2 | after the assassination of, key leaders after the assassination of Ali Homeni. |
| 0:52.1 | Accompanying that is the headline, oil climbs as Iran steps up attacks across the Gulf, |
| 0:58.6 | and Tehran prepares for a Persian New Year, a mixed bag of headlines from the Middle East, |
| 1:05.2 | saying that the war continues. |
| 1:06.9 | I believe there's been a drone strike in a UAE against a tanker in these last hours, no details. |
| 1:16.1 | There's also chaos in Afghanistan, Pakistan. The Taliban in Kabul is accusing the Pakistan Air Force of |
| 1:25.1 | deliberately bombing a hospital in Kabul with up to 2,000 beds, the hospital |
| 1:30.9 | said to be for people afflicted by addiction, opium addiction. And the casualty rate, |
| 1:38.9 | according to the Taliban, is now 400 in climbing, as you see a burning building in the video. |
| 1:45.3 | Back to the war in Iran, we have a uniform response from the major European powers over the last 24 hours to President Trump's request to join in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. |
| 2:03.2 | The uniform response is not until the fighting stops or no or no thank you or we're not |
| 2:10.1 | going to enter into this contest yet. |
| 2:12.5 | We don't want a wider war. |
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