How the IRGC engineered its own survival | feat. Rafaela Siewert

About this episode

The episode discusses Iran's missile strikes on Israel and the geopolitical implications, featuring insights from Rafaela Siewert.

Headlines: Yesterday, Iran launched missiles at Israel for the first time since the April ceasefire took effect. President Trump urged Netanyahu not to strike back at Iran — to no avail. Israel doubles down on its efforts to disarm Hamas in Gaza. -- FDD Research Analyst Mariam Wahba fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a conversation with Rafaela Siewert of The Free Press. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

People in this episode

Host: Mariam Wahba

Guest: Rafaela Siewert

Topics covered

• Iran
• Israel
• Hamas
• missile strikes
• geopolitical analysis
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Iran
• Israel
• missiles
• Hamas
• geopolitics
• Rafaela Siewert
• Mariam Wahba
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Free Press, Hamas

Places: Iran, Israel

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