About this episode

Asher Hildebrand discusses the implications of US airstrikes on Iran and the resulting retaliation in the Gulf region.

The United States has conducted a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member. Iran has responded Monday by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. Asher Hildebrand, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the latest in Iran.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hamlin

Guest: Asher Hildebrand

Topics covered

• US airstrikes
• Iran retaliation
• Middle East conflict
• public policy
• military strategy

Keywords

• US strikes
• Iran
• Bahrain
• military
• public policy
• retaliation
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet

Places: Iran, Bahrain

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