Episode 8 of #ChavdaGeostrategy: Trump Attacks Iran But Fails To Satisfy Israel. - - - - - - - - - - - - -For business/collaboration, email at business.chavda@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - -0:00 Introduction to Geostrategy Episode 82:00 Nuclear Weapons Double Standards and India's Deterrence Lesson3:06 International Law Violations in Current Wars3:44 UN's Purpose, Effectiveness, and Four Fundamental Objectives6:03 Maintaining International Peace, Security, and Diplomatic Relations7:19 UN Security Council Conflict Response and Wartime Functions8:30 Peacekeeping Operations Reality Check9:06 Past UN Military Successes: Korean War, Gulf War, Libya 201111:26 Pattern of US-Aligned Interventions12:37 Notable UN Failures: Rwanda Genocide, Catholic Church Role15:06 Somalia and Syria Failures, Syrian Conflict as Western Regime Change17:22 UN's Structural Limitations and Veto Power Paralysis18:26 Current Israel-Iran Crisis Assessment and June 2025 Military Escalation20:55 Emergency Security Council Meetings and Antonio Gutiérrez's Warnings22:51 Security Council Resolution Failures and US Opposition to Ceasefires25:13 UN Secretary-General's Institutional Criticism27:37 International Law Violations: Nuclear Facility Attacks30:10 UN's Preventive Diplomacy Mandate Failure and Cold War Pattern32:32 Recent Conflict Timeline June 19-23: Israeli Strikes, IRGC Deaths33:48 Iranian Missile Retaliation and Netanyahu's Response34:22 Trump's Two-Week Window and US Entry: Bombing Iranian Nuclear Sites35:44 B-2 Bombers, Bunker Busters, International Condemnation, NPT Violations37:25 Expanding Targets: Haifa, Tel Aviv Strikes, Operation Rising Lion: 450 Missiles38:38 Strategic Implications, Israeli Objectives, US Nuclear Prevention Justification39:49 Iran's Strait of Hormuz Closure Threats40:23 Previous Forecast Assessment: Scenario B Realized42:43 Why US Intervention Occurred: Netanyahu's Need for Comprehensive Victory43:58 Netanyahu's Corruption Timeline 2016-2019: Three Core Cases46:34 Case 1000: Gifts Affair; Case 2000: Media Deal; Case 4000: Bezeq Scandal48:24 November 2019: First PM Criminal Indictment and Trial Timeline49:40 Electoral Consequences, Political Polarization, Right-Wing Government52:23 Judicial Reform Controversy, Mass Protests, October 7 Security Failure53:41 Independent Commission Findings and Political Resilience Despite Blame55:32 Factors in Netanyahu's Recovery: Iran Conflict as Political Salvation57:33 83% Support for Iran Strikes, Corruption Trial Overshadowed58:48 Netanyahu's Potential Churchill Moment and Victory Requirements1:01:31 Regional Transformation, Abraham Accords, Sustained Public Support1:03:20 Trump's Quick Support and Complete Victory Requirements: Regime Change1:05:42 Iran Nuclear Program Continuation Likelihood1:06:17 New 7-90 Day Forecast: Four Scenarios1:06:59 Scenario A: Negotiated Pause (70%), High Intensity Exchange, Trump's Nobel Prize Motivation1:10:29 Scenario B: Protracted Regional Conflict (20%), Strait of Hormuz Disruption1:12:58 Scenario C: Nuclear Threshold Escalation (5%), Uncontrolled Cascade, Global Recession1:14:57 Scenario D: Rapid De-escalation Grand Bargain (5%), Secret Back Channels1:17:18 Iran Nuclear Test Probability: 12% in 6 Months1:18:02 Technical Feasibility: 60% Enriched Uranium, 3000 Advanced Centrifuges1:19:54 Strategic Factors: Deterrence Reestablishment, Russia's Uranium Removal1:22:44 Historical Nuclear Test Benchmarks: North Korea 2006, India's Pokhran-II1:25:40 Technical vs Political Feasibility Assessment1:27:36 Regime Change Probability: 6% in 6 Months1:28:13 Leadership Pressure, Decapitation Strikes, Military/Domestic Stability1:31:53 Economic Collapse vs Factors Lowering Regime Change Probability1:33:32 Historical Precedents: Iraq 2003, Arab Spring, Iranian Demonstrations1:37:11 Key Monitoring: Nuclear/Military, Elite Defections, Diplomatic Channels1:38:26 Conclusion and Next Steps