Trump can’t win this war from the air — and that’s the problem | Maj Gen. Chip Chapman

About this episode

Major General Chip Chapman discusses the implications of Donald Trump's claims about Iran and the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Major General Chip Chapman joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claims Iran is in a “state of collapse”, Iran offers to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for delaying nuclear conversations and former CIA officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou says Benjamin Netanyahu incorrectly convinced the president that Iran’s regime would collapse quickly after striking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Major General Chip Chapman

Topics covered

• Iran
• Donald Trump
• Middle East politics
• nuclear negotiations
• military strategy

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• nuclear talks
• military
• Middle East
• Chip Chapman
• John Kiriakou
• Netanyahu

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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