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The episode discusses the potential for military victory in the US's ongoing conflict with Iran and the strategic significance of the Strait of Hormuz.

Six months into the US’s war with Iran, is any kind of military victory possible? Or is the Strait of Hormuz the US’s Suez? Rear admiral Mark Montgomery, Bloomberg’s Dina Esfandiary and historian Stephen Wertheim discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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