Sami Hamdi

MOVE with Sami Hamdi

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MOVE is an independent geopolitical podcast hosted by Sami Hamdi - political analyst, broadcaster, and founder of the International Interest consultancy. Each episode unpacks the strategies, miscalculations, and shifting alliances shaping the Middle East, the Muslim world, and the wider global order. From the paralysis of the Gulf states to the recalibrations of Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, Sami draws on classical Islamic scholarship, structural analysis, and decades of on-the-ground insight to explain what's really happening - and what comes next. This is geopolitics built around your question...

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Two US Moves Against Iran This Week — One Backfired, One's Unfolding 04.07.2026 13:27

Iran's two key points of leverage are the Hormuz Strait and Lebanon. This week, despite having signed the MOU, the US tried to weaken both by creating a new route in the Hormuz and coaxing Lebanon's government into signing a framework agreement designed to push back against Iran and Hezbollah. This episode looks into US attempts to reduce Iran's leverage, Iran's response, and whether the Gulf stat...

AIPAC's Struggle: Record Spending, Diminishing Returns 04.07.2026 32:44

Losing primary after primary. AIPAC are spending millions, but their candidates are increasingly losing in primary races. Worse for AIPAC is that candidates they are supporting who win their races are turning on them once they get to Congress. This episode delves into the unprecedented phenomenon emerging in which support for Israel is turning from a political asset to a political liability across...

UAE vs Saudi: Carving Up a Kingdom 04.07.2026 36:28

The map has been there for a while. Saudi Arabia carved into 5 different states. Now as UAE and Saudi clash, the former is relying on Israel to resist the latter. With Qatar and Kuwait already having demonstrated that smaller states can successfully resist larger neighbours with US and Israel, the map is back in the spotlight as the kingdom faces challenges it is struggling to meet.