THE BIG FIGHT
DINESH Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Iran is losing on every front, yet a strange coalition of global Leftists, Democrats and former MAGA podcasters insists otherwise. What’s going on?
Also, I get into a friendly debate with political scientist Paul Kengor, who defends the Pope Leo XIV against Trump and insists the Pope is a Republican and a conservative!
(1:58) Iran's Diplomatic Failures
(5:07) Iran Alienates Arab Allies
(7:22) Trump's Double Blockade Strategy
(10:30) Europe's Useless Plan & Trump's Maritime Vision
(13:47) Iran's "Moral Restraint" Debunked
(15:30) A Free Iran, Venezuela & Cuba?
(21:22) Guest: Paul Kengor on Pope Leo XIV
(28:08) Is Pope Leo Actually a Conservative?
(34:17) Trump the Dealmaker vs. The Pope the Moralist
(39:26) Unpacking the Just War Tradition
(44:45) Should the Pope Condemn Radical Islam?
(51:01) The Vatican's Diplomatic Balancing Act
(55:06) What Catholics Should Take From This
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| 0:51.8 | Is it open? |
| 0:52.9 | Yes, according to Trump and Iran's foreign minister. Is it open? Yes, according to Trump and Iran's foreign minister. |
| 0:55.4 | Is it closed? |
| 0:56.4 | Yes, according to Iran. |
| 0:58.5 | Traffic going through the strait now seems restricted. |
| 1:01.9 | Here's the voice of an Indian tanker captain trying to get through. |
| 1:07.0 | Sapa Navy, this is Motor Rangasanmar Herald. |
| 1:11.0 | You gave me clearance to go. |
| 1:12.9 | My name second on your list. |
| 1:15.6 | You gave me clearance to go. |
| 1:17.0 | You are fighting now. |
| 1:18.1 | Let me turn back. |
| 1:19.7 | A further escalation by the U.S. military might be next just yesterday. |
| 1:23.9 | An Iranian cargo vessel refused to turn back. |
| 1:30.0 | And bam, hole in one. |
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