Trump Says We’re ‘Winning’ in Iran. It’s More Complicated.
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of the U.S. involvement in Iran under Trump's administration.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Iran’s nuclear program survives. And while the regime has been weakened, it remains intact. So what has President Trump accomplished—and what comes next in the war? Today on School of War, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of sitting in the interviewer’s chair, as I usually do – I’m the one being interviewed. I joined Rafaela Siewert of The Free Press to talk through my current thinking on the war in Iran. ▪️ Times 02:03 Trump’s speech 05:22 Escalation 10:10 Goals 12:25 Risk and scale 15:15 Kinds of surprise 17:37 Misreading the Iranians 22:10 15 Points 25:49 Opening the Strait of Hormuz 29:24 Branding 32:44 Oil 37:15 Kharg Island 41:35 Regime alteration 44:20 Time and resources 48:49 Balance 50:11 Trump, MAGA, and the Right Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack
People in this episode
Host: Unnamed Host
Guest: Rafaela Siewert
Topics covered
- Iran
- Trump
- nuclear program
- military strategy
- geopolitics
- oil
Keywords
- Trump
- Iran
- nuclear program
- Strait of Hormuz
- military strategy
- geopolitics
- oil
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Free Press
Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island
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