Iran War - A regional tour d'horizon with Omar Rahman

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Middle East policy journalist, analyst, and author Omar Rahman about the Iran War and its impacts in the region. Their conversation explores: Iran-U.S. diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire, and challenges to ending this war. The Trump Administration's blockade of Iran's blockade of the Straits of Hormuz The impact of the Iran War on the policies/interests/unity of Gulf states Israel's war on Lebanon and its impacts for the region The rapidly expanding/shifting Overton window with respect to support for Israel in the U.S. Also see Omar's articles referenced in the podcast: His 4/7/26 article in Foreign Policy: The Gulf’s Wartime Unity Is Unraveling: His 4/15/26 article in the National Interest: In Blockading Iran, the US Forgot About China: His 3/4/26 co-authored piece in Foreign Policy: Security Alliances With the U.S. Have Made Gulf States More Vulnerable:

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Iran War - A regional tour d'horizon with Omar Rahman is an episode from Occupied Thoughts by Occupied Thoughts by FMEP.

This episode is 01:03:33 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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