A former CIA officer, Frank Snepp, revealed in a 1983 interview how American intelligence controls the media not through censorship but by shaping information before it reaches journalists.

This episode examines Saudi Arabia's growing public debt crisis.

The United Arab Emirates has left OPEC and OPEC+, a decision that took effect on May 1, 2026, and amounts to a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia's leadership of the oil cartel.

The 2026 US‑Israel war on Iran is seen as Trump and Netanyahu’s personal war.

In his 1999 novel "A Drawing Etched in the Sand", Syrian writer Hani al-Raheb creates an imagined American character who suggests that the real concern for the US is the possibility of Persian Gulf rulers reconciling with their own societies.

Starting in late February 2026, American-Israeli aggression against Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon escalated, leading to Iran targeting American bases and assets in the Persian Gulf, revealing potential regional war dynamics.

This episode investigates ten sectors affected by the war, examining the Persian Gulf dream's downfall and reasons for potential permanent decline.