Will US drop the ‘Big Bomb’ on Iran? Hard lessons for East Asia美国会对伊朗投下“超级炸弹”吗？东亚将面临惨痛的教训。
US-Iran war risks and East Asia lessons are explored by Ravi Velloor and Prof Vali Nasr in this Straits Times podcast. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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In this episode, host Ravi Velloor speaks to Vali Nasr, a professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Published Oct 22, 2026, 08:00 PM
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 08:00 PM
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 45 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests.
In this episode he speaks with Prof Vali Nasr, the globally renowned expert on Iran and Middle East about where the War on Iran is currently, and what lies ahead.
Ravi and Vali also discuss US failure to protect its Gulf allies, the Houthi attacks that have pushed Saudi Arabia to the back foot, how Israel is rearranging the region, and chances of the war turning into a global conflict.
Highlights (click/tap above)
08:00 A bigger war after US mid-terms?
13:00 What if Trump nukes Iran?
22:00 Tehran’s lessons from North Korea
25:00 Houthis, and a Saudi ‘Vietnam’
35:00 Time to think of a post-US Middle East
41:00 Gulf rivalries will sharpen
45:00 Israel’s rearranging the region
50:00 Hard lessons for East Asia
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Host: Ravi Velloor ( velloor@sph.com.sg )
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在本期节目中，主持人拉维·韦洛尔采访了约翰·霍普金斯大学高级国际研究学院国际事务和中东研究教授瓦利·纳斯尔。
发布于2026年10月22日晚上8点
更新于2026年10月22日晚上8点
概要：海峡时报资深专栏作家拉维·韦洛尔（Ravi Velloor）结合其45年来报道亚洲大陆的经验，邀请专家嘉宾进行深入探讨。
在本期节目中，他与全球知名的伊朗和中东问题专家瓦利·纳斯尔教授探讨了伊朗战争目前的局势以及未来的走向。
拉维和瓦利还讨论了美国未能保护其海湾盟友、胡塞武装的袭击使沙特阿拉伯陷入被动、以色列如何重塑该地区格局，以及战争演变为全球冲突的可能性。
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08:00 美国中期选举后会爆发更大规模的战争吗？
13:00 如果特朗普对伊朗使用核武器会怎样？
22:00 德黑兰从朝鲜吸取的教训
25:00 胡塞武装，以及沙特阿拉伯的“越南”
35:00 是时候思考后美国时代的中东了
41:00 海湾地区的竞争将加剧
45:00 以色列正在重新划分该地区
50:00 东亚的惨痛教训
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