Trump ‘caught out’ after underestimating major Iran surprise | Lt Gen Ben Hodges

About this episode

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges discusses Trump's pause on Project Freedom and US strategies in the Strait of Hormuz.

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump pausing ‘Project Freedom’, Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims Operation Epic Fury is over with objectives achieved and whether the US is attempting to shift responsibility of reopening the Strait of Hormuz onto China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Lieutenant General Ben Hodges

Topics covered

• Iran
• US foreign policy
• military strategy
• Trump administration
• Middle East relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• military
• Marco Rubio
• Strait of Hormuz
• Project Freedom
• Operation Epic Fury

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Army

Places: Strait of Hormuz

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