Alastair Crooke, Glenn Diesen: Iran Will Emerge Stronger After the War & Reshape the Global Economy

by Glenn Diesen [4-7-2026] Alastair Crooke(bio).

(RAD: Although I'm publishing this on the 12th, what Alastair said on the 7th is still very relevant after J.D. Vance walked out of the negotiations in Pakistan with Iran today. Alastair makes a very insightful observation that the US has been trying to break up both Russia & Iran for a long time. This has been confirmed by many other observers. That is one of the reasons that both Iran & Russia want solutions for a lasting peace, instead of a temporary ceasefire. It looks like this is going to be very painful for the US & its 'allies', including economic pain for the world before the US wakes up to realize it has no cards to play & must accept defeat on Iran's terms. — RAD)

Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke outlines Iran's retaliation strategy, which entails conditional access to the Strait of Hormuz.