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Demetri Kofinas · 523 episodes with transcripts

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Are We Verging on Another Escalation in the Middle East? | Ali Vaez

October 19, 2026

Demetri Kofinas (0:00)

What's up, everybody? My name is Demetri Kofinas, and you're listening to Hidden Forces, a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens to challenge consensus narratives and learn how to think critically about the systems of power shaping our world. My guest in this episode of Hidden Forces…

By the end of today's conversation, you will have a clearer understanding of where the war between Iran and the United States actually stands, eight months following the commencement of Operation Epic Fury. How Iran has turned its control of the Strait of Hormuz into a tool for pressuring the global economy, what…

Ali Vaez (3:16)

Great pleasure to be with you.

Demetri Kofinas (3:17)

The pleasure is all mine, Ali. It's great having you on the show. I've been reading your work in Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy Magazine and the New York Times, among other publications, and I've been following you on Twitter for some time. So I'm excited to finally get you on the show.

I don't want to assume that everyone already knows who you are. You're the Deputy Program Director of the Crisis Group for Middle East and North Africa. So give us a little bit of a sense of your background. How did you become an expert on Iranian affairs? And what is the nature of your foreign policy experience?

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