{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TACO Tuesday? Trump\u2019s Iran Ultimatum, Energy Shock Fears, and Dubai\u2019s Fragile Future","description":"Doug and Matt discuss escalating tensions with Iran, criticizing Trump\u2019s social media threats of \u201ccivilization\u201d ending and calling his behavior unstable, with one suggesting the 25th Amendment. They argue U.S. involvement benefits Israel, dispute the \u201c47 years\u201d framing by citing the 1953 coup, and warn that threatening to cut power to Iran amounts to mass death. They anticipate potential Iranian retaliation against U.S. Gulf interests and infrastructure, triggering oil disruptions, diesel price spikes, global shortages (especially in Asia), and broader financial stress amid high debt and risky junk lending. They consider knock-on effects like reduced civilian air travel, then pivot to refuges and isolated places like Tristan da Cunha\u2019s small, lobster-based community. Finally, they assess Dubai\u2019s vulnerability in war and financial downturns, noting falling transaction volumes, possible car abandonments, and the city\u2019s artificial, hard-to-maintain nature. 00:00 D-Day Iran Threats 01:30 Trump Unhinged Turn 04:27 Bonkers Tweets Read 05:44 Iran History Context 07:21 Blowback and Terror Risk 09:42 Oil Shock Global Fallout 11:02 Debt Markets Unraveling 14:14 Invoke 25th Amendment 16:04 Escape Plans and Islands 17:04 Tristan da Cunha Life 20:42 Dubai Warzone Real Estate 28:25 Nuclear War Fears 29:31 Waiting for Taco Tuesday ","author_name":"Doug Casey's Take","author_url":"https:\/\/www.crisisinvesting.com","html":"