About this episode

Mac McCorkle discusses the latest developments regarding the War in Iran, including U.S. military actions and Iranian responses.

The U.S. has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials said the American strikes on Wednesday hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded hundreds of people across the country. Mac McCorkle, from the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the latest developments in Iran.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hamlin

Guest: Mac McCorkle

Topics covered

• War in Iran
• U.S. military actions
• Iranian response
• naval blockade
• airstrike campaign

Keywords

• Iran
• naval blockade
• airstrikes
• U.S. military
• Strait of Hormuz
• Mac McCorkle
• Jeff Hamlin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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