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Kelley Vlahos interviews Col. Douglas Macgregor about the U.S.-Iran conflict and the implications of recent geopolitical events.

Here's the podcast description with timestamps, ready for RedCircle distribution: 🎙️ Trip the Beltway Fantastic Podcast LIVE w/ COL. Douglas Macgregor: Iran Called Trump's Bluff. What Now? Where politics, culture, and power collide beyond the spin — hosted by Kelley Vlahos, Editor-in-Chief of Responsible Statecraft Iran didn't blink. The Islamabad talks collapsed. The blockade is bleeding us dry. And the real picture may never be reaching the Oval Office. Kelley Vlahos sits down with Ret. Col. Douglas Macgregor for a no-holds-barred assessment of where the U.S.-Iran conflict stands — and where it's headed. From the mystery of the White House Correspondents' Dinner assassination attempt, to the geopolitical trap the U.S. has walked into, to the billionaires pulling the strings behind the curtain — this is the conversation Washington doesn't want you to hear. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Intro & Sponsor 00:31 — Introducing Col. Douglas Macgregor 02:52 — The White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting 06:54 — Iran Talks Collapse & the Strait of Hormuz 09:04 — Why U.S. Strategy Against Iran Has Been Incoherent 10:19 — McGregor's Off-Ramp for Trump 12:16 — The Israel Factor 14:35 —…

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