Tokyo MX Airs Jiro Terashima Geopolitical Analysis Special on Iran War and US Isolation

Tokyo MX broadcast episode 68 of 'Knowing the World Through Jiro Terashima's Power' on May 17, 2026, focusing on the ongoing Iran conflict and its geopolitical fallout. The episode, titled 'Ten Weeks of the Iran War: US Isolation and China's Bloodless Hegemony,' examined America's growing isolation, China's strategic gains, Iran's alignment with Russia and China via the Caspian Sea, and domestic pressure on Trump ahead of midterm elections. Analyst Jiro Terashima argued the prolonged conflict represents a historic confrontation that risks normalizing 'might makes right' as a principle of world order.