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Middle East Politics
Episodes · 12 months
15
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Mar 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 0 of 3,587, 1 of 3,864, 1 of 4,118, 2 of 4,228, 5 of 4,732, 1 of 4,443, 1 of 4,236, 2 of 4,325, 2 of 4,541, 0 of 4,454, 0 of 4,674, 0 of 4,711.
All time
38
+49 via 14 narrower
On record
35
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
3mo ago
Jul 27, 2026
via Middle East Affairs
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 4Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp15 people
33%
27%
20%
20%
- Condition and restrict support5 people · 33%
- Exercise military leverage4 people · 27%
- Limit military intervention3 people · 20%
- Critique Trump's regional policies3 people · 20%
Condition and restrict support
The United States should use its influence and leverage to restrain Israeli military actions and protect Palestinian rights.
5 people · 5 episodes
The U.S. must enforce a regional ceasefire and restrain Israeli military actions if they want to achieve a sustainable diplomatic deal with Iran.
“But what I do believe though is that if there isn't any restraint on Israel, if there isn't an uh an enforcement of Israel abiding by a regional ceasefire, then I don't think there will be a deal at all.”
HasanAbi · May 2026 · 1 episode · 79K views on this topic
She argues that the United States should completely end its financial and political support for the state of Israel.
“I would like to decouple from Israel. Decouple entirely. No more money, no more support. Period.”
The Young Turks · Mar 2026 · 2 episodes · 122K views on this topicAK
The United States should not provide military aid or political cover for Israeli actions that result in civilian suffering and land annexation.
“I don't care what their party affiliation is, okay? We have been let down again and again and again. And it's I'm just sick of being lied to. So, when they're lying to your face, recognize it and push back because we deserve better than this.”
The Young Turks · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 31K views on this topicExercise military leverage
The United States should prioritize demonstrating strength and applying direct pressure on regional adversaries like Iran.
4 people · 4 episodes
To resolve conflicts in the Middle East, the US must increase pain on Iran while demonstrating invulnerability to their threats.
“The formula is up the pain on the other side. Demonstrate your invulnerability on your own side. That's the entire formula.”
The Ben Shapiro Show · Jun 2026 · 5 episodes · 3.4M views on this topicDS
Israel has the right to preemptively strike Iran to prevent the regime from obtaining an atomic weapon.
“If you don't preemptively stop Iran from having a bomb, the alternative is you're only going to stop it when that bomb lands on your soil. And we don't want to have a 9/11 where instead of two passenger planes, we're dealing with an atomic weapon.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored · Apr 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.6M views on this topic
Donald Trump deserves the public's trust regarding his consistent policy and decision-making on the war in Iran.
“my position on all of this has been that Trump deserves our trust at this point. We don't know exactly what's going to happen, but the idea that Trump isn't making the decisions or he's being manipulated into these things when he's been so consistent about Iran for 40 plus years seems rather crazy t”
The Rubin Report · Mar 2026 · 3 episodes · 324K views on this topicLimit military intervention
The United States must avoid direct military involvement or long-term ground operations in regional conflicts.
3 people · 3 episodes
The United States should refrain from sending ground troops to Iran.
“Do you think they end up with boots on the ground? No. No. No. No.”
Timcast IRL · Jun 2025 · 1 episode · 323K views on this topic
The United States should avoid committing boots on the ground in the war with Iran to prevent a long-term quagmire.
“you get him to commit to baby steps that make it that much harder for him to dig himself out because that's where we are today.”
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder · Mar 2026 · 3 episodes · 225K views on this topic
The United States should avoid intervening in Iran as its previous interventions in the Middle East have historically caused worse outcomes.
“I agree with Charlie Kirk 100%. Yeah, you might want to get rid of the Ayatollah, but who it's not up to us. It's up to the people of Iran because we have a history of making things worse. whether it's Iraq, whether it's Libya, whether it's Syria right now where they have the leader of the al-Qaeda ”
The Jimmy Dore Show · Jan 2026 · 2 episodes · 151K views on this topicCritique Trump's regional policies
Donald Trump's specific diplomatic or military strategies regarding the Middle East are counterproductive, nonsensical, or damaging.
3 people · 3 episodes
He believes Donald Trump's proposal to relocate the Palestinian population is a nonsensical idea that will radicalize the region.
“so to me I think it's a nonsensical idea it's a non-starter idea but you're asking a question does Donald Trump think it is a good idea and does TR Donald Trump want to do that and the answer is Donald Trump absolutely wants to do it”
The Rest Is Politics US · Feb 2025 · 3 episodes · 655K views on this topic
He believes the President's statements regarding Gaza and the relocation of Palestinians are damaging and serve as a recruitment tool for Hamas.
“but the fact that he said it and Tommy pointed this out matters because that is a massive recruitment tool for Hamas and groups like Hamas right this is exactly what they have talked about the idea they're going to be mve from their home so the United States of America can own Gaza for a resort”
Pod Save America · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 244K views on this topic
The war in Iran is a poorly managed conflict initiated without clear strategic goals or proper congressional authorization by the Trump administration.
“Congress did act and they acted to give the president cart blanch here. They basically acted to be wildly weak and pathetic souls who are just going to give away their authority to this president. So, this is the president's war he started and now it's the president's war he's got to figure out how ”
Pod Save America · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 65K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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