Nick Matau
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Dr. Mordechai Kedar: Iran Is Breaking Apart, IRGC Networks Abroad, & The “Emirates Plan” Explained
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January 12, 2026
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44:15Now PlayingIn this interview, I’m joined by Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar — a longtime IDF Military Intelligence (Unit 8200) veteran and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University — to break down the Middle East through the lens most Westerners miss: tribes, legitimacy, and power.
We cover:
How Dr. Kedar went from Arabic studies → 25 years in Israeli Military Intelligence → academia and media
Why Iran’s biggest problem is regime legitimacy (and why internal pressure keeps growing)
The ethnic/tribal map inside Iran and why separatism could explode if the regime collapses
The IRGC’s global footprint: proxies, influence, and South America connections
Lebanon’s dilemma with Hezbollah and why “disarming” them isn’t simple
The “Palestinian Emirates Plan” (city-state model) and why Dr. Kedar argues it fits the region better than Western templates
The Temple Mount / Al-Aqsa: how Jerusalem became central in Sunni Islam (and why politics matters in the origin story)
Question for you: What do you think is the #1 thing Western media gets wrong about the Middle East — culture, religion, or incentives?
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