Raisi's BRICS Legacy Shapes Iran's Future as War Resumes (The Duran)

The Strait of Hormuz is once again the center of the war between the United States and Iran. In this episode we break down the hidden power struggle inside Tehran between hardliners in the IRGC who want confrontation and Pezeshkian who wants a deal to save Iran's economy, plus new reporting on Russian military assistance to Iran dating back to the Raisi era. Can Pezeshkian outmaneuver the hardliners before Trump's next Truth Social post blows it all up again?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 War resumes over control of the Strait of Hormuz
00:00:56 Conflicting reports on how many ships are getting through
00:02:22 Iran's hardliner faction wants Hormuz kept closed
00:03:21 Pezeshkian pushes for a deal to save Iran's economy
00:05:26 Trump's Truth Social posts collapse the informal arrangement
00:09:11 Raisi's legacy of BRICS, China and Russia ties
00:10:15 Does Iran have any real military path to victory
00:13:11 Hardliners are right about America but offer no alternative
00:16:36 Financial Times report on Russian military aid to Iran
00:19:32 Could a Minsk style deal buy Iran time to prepare

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 8, 2026.]