S8 Ep750: Preview for Later Today Jim Fanell analyzes reports that China provided satellite data to help Iran target American bases. He explores methods for neutralizing these threats through cyber manipulation or spoofing rather than actual kinetic weaponization.
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Jim Fanell analyzes reports that China provided satellite data to help Iran target American bases. He explores methods for neutralizing these threats through cyber manipulation or spoofing rather than actual kinetic weaponization.
1753
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Indeed Presents. Hires you can't afford to get wrong. Like a warehouse operations manager. Uh, where are the forklifts? I sold them. They were too expensive. I got a great deal on these scooters though. You expect us to move a two-term palette on a scooter. It'll be fun. Just think of the core strength you'll build. This is a job for sponsored jobs. This is what happens when you don't sponsor your job on Indeed. |
| 0:21.5 | So the next time you need someone to get the job done right, |
| 0:23.8 | get matched with quality candidates with an Indeed sponsored job. |
| 0:26.8 | Visit Indeed.com slash next hire and sponsor your job today. |
| 0:30.4 | This is John Batchel, a conversation with colleague Mary Kistel about the report from the opposition in Venezuela |
| 0:36.5 | that Delci Rodriguez, the nominal |
| 0:39.3 | president, and Jorge Rodriguez, her brother, head of the National Assembly, are slow walking |
| 0:45.4 | the transition time, promised that President Trump and his administration after the detention |
| 0:52.5 | and rendition of Nicholas Madura, |
| 0:55.1 | ahead of the drug cartel. |
| 0:57.4 | Slow walking. |
| 0:58.6 | What is to be done? |
| 1:00.2 | Why slow walking? |
| 1:01.4 | What are they waiting for? |
| 1:02.7 | Here's Mary to explain. |
| 1:04.5 | More of this tonight. |
| 1:07.4 | Well, gosh, Sean. |
| 1:08.9 | I mean, I'm not sure we know how this is all going to play out. We don't have crystal balls, but we can make some assumptions. The first is that the Rodriguez's understand that their best opportunity to remain in power is to stay there until President Trump leaves office and a different and perhaps more pliable U.S. administration comes in. |
| 1:30.0 | So there's certainly a ticking timeline here that's happening. |
| 1:35.6 | Second, we can also be assured that Secretary of State National Security Advisor Marker Rubio |
| 1:40.7 | was well aware of that dynamic and also aware of how a failure in Venezuela would |
| 1:47.8 | impact not just his legacy in the administration, but potentially his presidential aspirations. |
... |
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.

