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Trump's Iran Endgame: Will U.S. Troops Go In?
Everyone is calling it another Iraq. Sir Richard Dearlove disagrees. In this episode of One Decision In Brief, the former MI6 chief makes the case th…
6 months ago
Is Cuba About to Fall? A 35-Year CIA Analyst on What Comes Next
Cuba is running out of fuel, its economy is in ruins, and 2 million of its citizens have already fled. Is the communist regime finally at its breakin…
6 months ago
The Oil Price Pivot: Did Global Markets Force Trump to Pause the War?
From an ultimatum to a “pause” in attacks, did President Donald Trump just blink, or is he playing a much larger game with Iran? Former MI6 Chief Sir…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Largest Oil Supply Shock in History: Inside the Strait of Hormuz Crisis | Helima Croft
The Strait of Hormuz is in a chokehold. The scale of this oil supply disruption has already exceeded the shocks of the 1970s. Sir Richard Dearlove an…
6 months, 1 week ago
“Disappointed Across the Board”: Is Iran Causing the US-EU Alliance to Crumble?
President Trump’s call for naval assistance in the Strait of Hormuz has not been answered by European allies. Does this signal a growing crisis of co…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Netanyahu Drive Trump Into War? NYT's Ronen Bergman + Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus on What’s Next in Iran
What exactly drove President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel in joint strikes against Iran? Ronen Bergman joins from Tel Aviv where he is a Se…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Will "Trump declare victory and go home?" | Congressman Jim Himes on the Iran Endgame
One of the few Americans briefed before US hit Iran sits down with Sir Richard Dearlove and Rosanna Lockwood to share his analysis: the legal justifi…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
“The IRGC Got Their Man”: Former UK Defense Minister and Ex-MI6 Chief on Mojtaba Khamenei’s Ascent
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed to succeed his father as Supreme Leader of Iran. What now? Former UK Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace, who spent…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
“Surrender would be far more dangerous to Iran’s survival than war.” - Iran Expert Trita Parsi
Iran's strategy isn't to defeat the US militarily. Trita Parsi argues that it's to make the cost high enough, fast enough, to collapse domestic suppo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
John Bolton and Operation Iraqi Freedom Commander: The Lessons from Iraq Trump Can't Ignore
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton doesn't mince words: the opening strikes on Iran were just the beginning. In this special bonus episode,…
6 months, 3 weeks ago