The Iran War and President Trump's China visit: A private discussion with Geopolitical Dispatch
Recording and transcript of the May Private Roundtable
Welcome to our May Private Roundtable, with the team behind Geopolitical Dispatch.
Our Private Roundtables give Geopolitical Dispatch subscribers the opportunity to engage directly with our experts on their most important questions.
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In today’s edition, we explore the Iran war, the UAE leaving OPEC, the Ukraine war and Russia’s potential next moves and President Trump’s upcoming trip to China.
This is a transcript of the first of two Private Roundtables we do each month for paid GD subscribers.
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An edited transcript of our 6 May 2026 conversation between Christian Habla, Michael Feller and Damien Bruckard follows.
