meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep746: Global Powers and the Iranian Clerical Collapse Guest: Gregory Copley Gregory Copley notes that while Russia gains oil revenue, China fears the collapse of Iran’s clerical government. Xi Jinping remains bunkered in Beijing, watching for popular uprisings

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Books, Society & Culture, Arts, News

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Global Powers and the Iranian Clerical Collapse Guest: Gregory Copley Gregory Copley notes that while Russia gains oil revenue, China fears the collapse of Iran’s clerical government. Xi Jinping remains bunkered in Beijing, watching for popular uprisings that might inspire domestic unrest.
2016 palatinate

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hiring isn't just about finding someone willing to take the job.

0:03.5

You need the right person with the right background who can move your business forward.

0:07.4

If you want candidates who match what you're looking for, trust Indeed sponsored jobs.

0:12.3

And listeners of the show will get a 100-pound sponsored job credit to help get your job the premium status it deserves at Indeed.com slash broadcast. Just go to

0:22.3

Indeed.com slash broadcast right now and support this show by saying you heard about Indeed on

0:27.6

this podcast. Indeed.com slash broadcast. Terms and conditions apply. Hiring, do it the right way

0:34.4

with Indeed.

0:53.8

I'm John Betts with Gregory Copley.

0:58.8

The Kremlin has dispatched Sergei Lavrov on an official visit to Beijing to meet with Wang Yi.

1:05.6

That means the two parties, the no-limits partnership, are talking to each other. What do they want out of this crisis?

1:12.1

I'm told that China enjoys having the U.S. tied down not once but twice in Eurasia.

1:16.7

Russia, I start with. What does Russia want from this conflict do?

1:20.2

They want to draw it out? They want more money? What is the aim?

1:28.6

Well, I mean, Moscow is doing fairly well out of this. The price of oil has gone up somewhat.

1:30.5

It's not gone up that much.

1:37.8

So the chicken little panic in the Western or international oil markets is exaggerated.

1:43.1

The price of gasoline is coming down already.

1:48.8

So we can only assume that that situation will stabilize and reduce even further going forward.

1:51.9

But Russia has gained some considerable revenues from this.

1:59.1

But Russia needs to maintain access through Iran to the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

2:05.7

That's been one of the great advantages of its international north-south transport corridor,

2:10.2

which starts in St Petersburg on the Baltic and with access to the Atlantic,

...

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.