SPECIAL REPORT: Iran vs Israel - How Worried Should We Be? | Ryan

A geopolitical expert explains the latest escalation of hostilities in the Middle East

Following Israel’s recent bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria, Iran retaliated over the weekend by bombarding Israel with hundreds drones and ballistic missiles.

And now the world waits to see whether Israel will respond with further kinetic escalation.

While Thoughtful Money is a financial platform, rising tensions in the Middle East do impact the global economy.

So I reached out to the geopolitical consultancy RANE Network to invite one of their expert on the program and help us understand the dynamics of this very fluid, serious and volatile situation.

They quickly and kindly made their Middle East & North Africa analyst, Ryan, Bohl, available.

And yesterday, Ryan and I held a live interview on Thoughtful Money’s YouTube channel that covered the following:

• What are the historical drivers of tension between Iran and Israel?

• What led up to this weekend's attack?

• What’s most likely to happen from here?

• What impact is this conflict having on the global economy & financial markets?

• If things escalate, how concerned should we be?

• What will it take to de-escalate the situation?

Ryan also fielded live audience Q&A near the end of the interview.

To listen to the full discussion, click here or on the image below:

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Adam’s Notes: Ryan Bohl (recorded 4.16.24)

Executive Summary:

• While in the short term further escalation of the conflict is quite likely, both countries have strong interest in preventing the situation from exploding into an all-out kinetic war. So any inflammatory headlines that “World War 3" Has Begun!” seem uncalled for at this point.

• Ryan believes Israel’s most likely response to the recent attack would be