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Andrew Fox and Shana Meyerson discuss the implications of Trump's mixed messaging on the war in Iran and its impact on Israel.

Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion are in flux as mixed messaging from President Trump leaves the whole world guessing. Is the war in Iran really going to end this week? Or with even more military assets heading to the Gulf, is it just a few days of confusion and stalling in order to regroup, take the Hormuz Strait and force regime change in the IRGC? Where does this leave Israel? And should the world care? In this live conversation, military expert Andrew Fox and A Paratrooper And A Yogi Walk Into A Bar cohost, Shana Meyerson, debate the success of the war on Iran and whether it’s even possible for the United States and Israel to get this win. Andrew Fox is a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and cohost of The Brink Podcast. He served for 16 years in the British Army, leaving the Parachute Regiment with the rank of Major. He completed 3 tours in Afghanistan including one attached to US Army Special Forces, as well as further tours of Bosnia, Northern Ireland and the Middle East. He was a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, teaching in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments. In the last year he has visited Gaza twice as well as…

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