AI Agents Gone Rogue, Iranian Showdown, and the Future of US-China Relations | The Tom Bilyeu Show
Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory
September 28, 2026
On this episode of The Tom Bilyeu Show, Tom and Co-host Drew dive deep into some of the most pressing issues rocking the world stage.
Speakers Tom Bilyeu, Drew, Ryan, Marco Rubio
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And the chief economist at Apollo has had to sound the alarm on AI, saying it could cause automated bank runs and wreak havoc in a way that people just are not prepared for. The Trump-G meeting was a lot of noise, but there was a little tangible progress. We didn't get some pandas. I will give us that. But what did we get on Iran? We got something, but it certainly was not what analysts were expecting.
Saudi oil exports are up, way up actually, but the situation with the Houthis is still out of control. Saudi is gearing up for more shooting man, and they've instructed schools in Riyadh to go online so that people stay at home and presumably are safer. The Iranian sleeper cell conspiracy theory, heavy on the conspiracy theory, but it just got a boost as a bunch of guys were captured by law enforcement as they tried to attack a US military base in the UK.
Now details are sparse, but it's certainly looking interesting for a potential Iranian connection.
We'll go into that. And boys, the male gaze situation just got crazy with a recent scientific paper showing exactly why nature turned men into creepers. The answer is surprising to say the least, and we're going to answer the question, are Muslim men right to hide women in sacks? We're going to get into all of that more right now on the Tom Bilyeu Show Live. Welcome everybody.
All right, let's get into it. The situation in Iran is moving faster than people expect. Trump has just rejected a ceasefire proposal that came from Iran themselves, and Besant is getting pretty spicy about what he thinks is about to happen. Now, Iran apparently has gotten hungry for a ceasefire deal. On Friday, Iran floated a seven-day deal. They would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and come back to talk nuclear within a week. And in exchange, the US would, of course, immediately lift the naval blockade on their ports, waive sanctions on their oil sales, and restore a regional ceasefire that also includes Lebanon. So basically, hey, give us everything that we want, and then we'll come back and we'll talk about the things that you actually care about. So needless to say, Trump gave this one a hard pass. He said, and I quote, I reject their proposal. A very deep analysis. Now, according to Mike Waltz, Iran wanted everything upfront, which was obviously going to give them the economic oxygen that Scott Besson is actively trying to deny them. So you can think of Scott Besson is basically trying to choke out the regime to stop that oxygen from reaching the brain so that the Iranian regime will basically fold under the weight of an economy that's just in free fall. So inflation is going parabolic in Iran.
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