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American Prestige

Special - How the War on Iran Is Breaking the Gulf w/ Annelle Sheline

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

News, History, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Subscribe now to get all of our special episodes and skip the ads. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Annelle Sheline to discuss the impact of the US–Israel war on Iran on the Gulf states. They talk about how the conflict developed and why Gulf governments anticipated Iranian retaliation, the limits of US security guarantees, the risks to energy and desalination infrastructure, the vulnerability of the Gulf’s economic model relying on stability and foreign investment, and the potential postwar regional order if Iran survives weakened but intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.0

Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:20.3

Yorkshire to New York.

0:21.9

Or climbers, you and me.

0:23.5

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:25.5

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:28.1

A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.

0:30.3

Stream now.

0:33.7

That's kind of conversation.

0:36.2

To your soul.

0:38.3

That's conversation. Yeah. Hello, to your soul. Hello, Americanige listeners.

0:55.1

I'm joined as always by my friend and comrade Danny Bessner, and we're very pleased to welcome back to the program.

1:00.5

Anel Sheline, she is a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute,

1:05.2

previously served as a foreign affairs officer in the U.S. State Department before resigning over the conduct of the

1:12.2

Israeli genocide in Gaza. And now, thanks so much for coming back on the program.

1:17.9

Thanks for having me. And I was just saying, I really appreciate all the work you all have been

1:22.0

doing in the context of this stupid, stupid war. But you've got a great, great guess.

1:28.1

It's been really informative.

1:29.5

Thanks, we appreciate it.

1:30.8

Flattery, as I say, we'll get you everywhere.

1:33.6

Oh, it's nice to have a little flattery at the beginning of an interview.

1:36.2

But we did want to have you on to talk about the war and especially the parties.

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