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American Prestige

Special - War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, News, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Subscribe now⁠ to skip the ads and get all of our breaking news specials.  Derek welcomes back Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder and CEO of the Bourse and Bazaar Foundation and professor at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the economic consequences of the Iran war and its implications for the Gulf and the global economy. They discuss Iran’s strikes on Gulf infrastructure, disruptions to shipping and energy routes through the Strait of Hormuz, risks to logistics hubs like Dubai and Doha, rising oil prices, the vulnerability of global supply chains, and the potential long-term economic impact of the conflict on the Gulf. Read Esfandyar’s article in Foreign Policy, “The Iran War Is Jeopardizing the Entire Global Economy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to American Prestige. To listen ad-free, you can subscribe at AmericanPrestigepod.com. Find the link in our show notes.

0:11.3

Hi, Nation listeners. It's Derek from American Prestige. I'm about to be joined by Espandiar Batman Galiz from Bors and Bazaar for a conversation about the economic repercussions

0:21.5

of the U.S. Israeli war on Iran. But I just wanted to let you know that you can find more of our

0:26.7

coverage of the war on our feed over at Americanprestigepod.com or on the podcast app of your choice.

0:33.7

Thanks for listening. Hello American Prestige listeners.

0:57.5

It's Derek, and I am very pleased to welcome back to the show.

1:01.4

Esfandiar Batman Galiz.

1:03.3

He is a returning guest.

1:05.2

He is founder of the Borsen Bazaar Foundation, also professor at Johns Hopkins,

1:10.2

and he has a piece in foreign policy

1:12.5

that just came out this week. The Iran War is jeopardizing the entire global economy.

1:19.5

Obviously, we are going to be talking about the Iran War here.

1:23.0

Svediar, thank you so much for coming back on the program.

1:25.9

Good to be back there.

1:27.8

So before we get really into the focus of your piece,

1:31.9

which is on the economic impacts of this conflict,

1:33.9

I know, I mean, you're, you know,

1:35.3

obviously you've got, you've been watching very closely

1:39.3

as things have unfolded over what is now a full week

1:42.9

since this war began as this is airing.

1:47.3

Just generally what you've observed kind of your takeaways as to where this conflict is and

1:57.3

where it might be heading.

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