This week we break down the collapse of the Iran ceasefire talks, the escalating tit-for-tat strikes between Tehran and Washington, the fight over the Strait of Hormuz, and why the current MOU may be far more fragile than it appears. We also dive into the war in Ukraine, Russia's growing military and economic problems, the future of NATO support, and what these developments could mean for the broader geopolitical landscape<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/team<br />FOR 10% off! <br />Support the show on Patreon:⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />Marc's new article:<br />https://engelsbergideas.com/author/sam-worby-marc-polymeropoulos/<br />Subscribe to our newsletter!!!!<br />https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/join<br />Jack's news outlet:⬇️<br />https://thehighside.substack.com/<br />Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️<br />Jon's Twitter:<br />https://x.com/jonathanhackett<br />Jon's LinkedIn:<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett<br />Jon's books:<br />https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6<br />Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett<br />Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett<br />Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️<br />Apple Podcasts:<br />https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475<br />Spotify:<br />https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ<br />Youtube:<br />https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong <br />Find Mick Mulroy here: <br />Fogbow ⬇️<br />https://fogbow.com/<br />Lobo Institute ⬇️<br />https://www.loboinstitute.org/<br />Twitter ⬇️<br />https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&amp;t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA<br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/mickmulroy.bsky.social<br />Mick’s publications ⬇️<br />https://www.loboinstitute.org/publications/publications-of-michael-mick-patrick-mulroy/<br />Whitefish security summit ⬇️<br />https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com<br />Find Marc P here:<br />https://x.com/Mpolymer<br />Find Andy Milburn here: <br />Twitter ⬇️<br />https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8<br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023<br />Substack ⬇️<br />https://amilburn.substack.com/<br />Andy’s book ⬇️<br />https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/andy-milburn.bsky.social<br />Find Jason Lyons here: <br />LinkedIn ⬇️<br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lyons-666873316?u<br />Bluesky ⬇️<br />https://bsky.app/profile/bgsilverback73.bsky.social<br />"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio<br /><br />00:00 — Start<br />01:13 — Iran-U.S. Strikes and the Ceasefire Falling Apart<br />02:43 — Israel-Lebanon Deal and Hezbollah’s Role<br />03:58 — CENTCOM’s Alternate Route Through Hormuz<br />05:20 — Why the U.S. Should Stop Giving Iran Financial Incentives<br />07:58 — Could an International Coalition Reopen the Strait?<br />09:06 — Why Any Iran Deal May Be Built on Shaky Ground<br />12:46 — A UN-Backed Hormuz Coalition?<br />17:33 — Oil Prices, Futures Markets, and the Real Risk Still Ahead<br />21:01 — Would the U.S. Really Pull Forces Away From Iran?<br />24:05 — The MOU’s Impossible Terms<br />25:51 — Why Public Negotiations Make the Deal Harder<br />27:43 — Trump’s Rhetoric and the Iran Negotiation Dynamic<br />32:20 — The Broken NSC Process and Bad Foreign Policy Planning<br />36:57 — Ukraine Starts Hitting Deeper Inside Russia<br />38:22 — Russia’s Meat Grinder Is Running Out of Meat<br />43:04 — Poland, the Baltics, and Russia’s Influence Operations<br />47:22 — Russia’s Fuel Shortages and Ukraine’s Oil Infrastructure Campaign<br />49:26 — General Donahue Pushed Out of Europe<br />52:35 — Final Thoughts and Closing Plugs<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support</a>.