Episode 105: Reality of the Iran War

Episode 105: Reality of the Iran War

April 22, 2026 · 34 min

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Josh Levs discusses the complexities of the Iran War with military analyst Andrew Fox, exploring differing media narratives and the implications of U.S. actions.

Get facts, links, images and more at TheyStandCorrected.substack.com . Celebrate 100+ episodes and support the fight for truth by becoming a Founding Member. Trump insists it’s going “swimmingly.” Much of the media portrays it as an unmitigated disaster. But since news giants get so much wrong also, how can you know what’s true? Today, Josh welcomes back Andrew Fox of the Henry Jackson Society, a clear-headed military analyst who understands war and what’s really happening. Andrew cites ways in which the war has been “a dominating, overwhelming, crushing victory for Israel and the United States” and ways in which it has not been so — including one action in particular that he calls “a military mistake for the ages.”  He also explains the reason the initial U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran took place at the exact moment it did; how a 5-minute elevator underground factors in; what signs to look for in the coming weeks; and how Trump’s turn on Ukraine affected Europe’s actions on Iran. And he describes what it will take to end Iran’s Islamist regime, the chief sponsor of global terror.  Plus: the media buries another terrorist attack on a synagogue, carried…

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