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Bob Moriarty: Venezuela, Imminent Attack on Iran, Hyper Inflation and The Return

Source: Palisade Radio | Date: January 15, 2026

Bob Moriarty Interview Summary - Palisade Radio

Key Takeaways

  • The West's debt-based financial system is collapsing and will end in "1929 but 10 times worse" - a complete financial collapse
  • Recent US interventions (Venezuela, potential Iran attack) are attacks on China's resource-based system, not about oil or democracy
  • US military intervention in Iran would result in US defeat - Iran has been underestimated and can easily close the Strait of Hormuz
  • We are in the "crisis phase" of the Fourth Turning - the end of the Western debt-based system
  • A return to gold/silver standard within 10 years is inevitable and would solve current economic problems

Market Views

  • Expects hyperinflation and extreme volatility in both directions
  • Predicts potential 50% corrections even within bull markets (referencing 1974-1976 gold crash)
  • Money printing cycle already started (repo facilities pumped $25-26 trillion in late October, $100+ billion in December/January)
  • Current precious metals prices "absolutely shock" him as a "thermometer saying temperature is rising"
  • Silver trading at $94/oz in Shanghai due to Chinese export restrictions

Assets Discussed

  • Silver: Extremely bullish, owns "literally a ton" bought at $4-5/oz, expects gold-silver ratio to compress from current 55-60:1 toward 30:1
  • Gold: Bullish long-term, expects return to gold standard within 10 years
  • Platinum & Palladium: Following precious metals higher in sequence
  • Copper: Part of the commodity complex moving higher
  • Commodities generally: Currently "overinvested and exceptionally dangerous" short-term but bullish long-term
  • Cryptocurrencies: Completely dismissive - "98% speculation, 2% practical"

Notable Quotes

  • "If the United States attacks Iran, the United States will lose."
  • "Think 1929 but 10 times worse. It cannot end in anything other than a total financial collapse."
  • "Would you take financial advice from a guy who is seven times bankrupt?" (referring to Trump's economic policies)
  • "If you gave me a Girl Scout troop with 15 girls and BB guns, I could close the Strait of Hormuz."

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