Trump's Grand Strategy: Iran, China & The New World Order | Kamran Bokhari

A deep dive into Trump’s emerging grand strategy and the geopolitical logic behind the Iran conflict. Kamran Bokhari joins Bankless to unpack how the U. S. is trying to reshape the Middle East, manage tensions with China and Russia, and transition from direct intervention toward a new model of burden-sharing, regional power balancing, and global restraint.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🪐GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCEhttps://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast 🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDThttps://bankless.cc/bitget🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://thedefireport.io/bankless🐇MEGAETH | 1ST REAL-TIME BLOCKCHAINhttps://bankless.cc/megaeth------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:56 Iran War Unstated Motives10:03 Trump’s Goals18:43 China’s Role26:43 Venezuela & Cuba28:22 US China Relationship34:27 Optimizing Global Relationships39:56 Iran War Best Approach47:12 Does Iran Want to Negotiate?51:30 Iran Regime Change56:51 Israel Interests1:00:36 Marco Rubio1:05:24 Signal in the Noise1:07:25 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESKamran Bokhari on Xhttps://x.com/KamranBokhari LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kamranbokhari/ New Lines Institutehttps://newlinesinstitute.org/people/kamran-bokhari/ Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kamranbokhari/ ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠