Palihapitiya argues Iran is fundamentally different from other Middle Eastern countries in culture, religion, and language.
“It's a very different culture than the other Middle East countries. It's a fundamentally different religion. It's a fundamentally different language.”
Palihapitiya describes how Starlink enabled information warfare in Iran, creating difficulty in assessing ground truth.
“You had SpaceX enable Starlink over Iran, and then there was the attempt to use that mechanism to get information out, to fill in the mosaic.”
Palihapitiya argues that a fifth of China's imported oil from Iran and Venezuela is now off the table.
“And of that 19%, about a fifth of it comes exclusively from Iran and Venezuela. And now all of that is off the table.”
Palihapitiya warns Israel risks losing America as steadfast ally without finding quick off-ramp
“And I think that that's problematic for Israel far more than it's problematic for The United States.”