Topic

War of attrition

Discover key takeaways from 10 podcast episodes about this topic.

Nima R. Alkhorshid: Trump Confirms Pilot Rescue as Military Planes Keep Getting DECIMATED
Iran-US conflictMiddle East geopoliticsMilitary strategy
Apr 5, 2026

Nima R. Alkhorshid: Trump Confirms Pilot Rescue as Military Planes Keep Getting DECIMATED

The host argues that Iran is strategically winning its conflict with the United States and Israel, leveraging the Strait of Hormuz while inflicting significant military losses on the US, despite Western media narratives.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Patrick Henningsen: Cracks in the Shield - Israel Facing New Missiles of Iran
Middle East conflictUS foreign policyIsraeli strategy
Mar 24, 2026

Patrick Henningsen: Cracks in the Shield - Israel Facing New Missiles of Iran

Patrick Henningsen argues that the US and Israel are engaged in a 'fake tag team' to escalate conflict with Iran, facing finite resources and political timelines while Iran operates on a long-term strategy, potentially signaling the end of US hegemony in the Middle East.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
“BRAZEN Aggression!” Norman Finkelstein vs Jonathan Conricus On Israel-Lebanon Operation + Iran War
Israel-Iran conflictUS foreign policyGeopolitics
Mar 19, 2026

“BRAZEN Aggression!” Norman Finkelstein vs Jonathan Conricus On Israel-Lebanon Operation + Iran War

A heated debate unpacks the Israel-Iran conflict, with Norman Finkelstein accusing Israel of 'brazen aggression' and 'genocide,' while Jonathan Conricus asserts Iran as the primary aggressor and predicts its regime's downfall.

Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored
Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Agenda Is Collapsing… And It’s Happening Fast
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy
Mar 13, 2026

Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel’s Agenda Is Collapsing… And It’s Happening Fast

Ambassador Chas Freeman asserts that Israel's agenda is rapidly collapsing, driven by a strategic miscalculation by the US and Israel that has strengthened Iran, devalued US military power, and is leading to a new, more dangerous geopolitical order.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Alex Krainer: The Empire Is Collapsing — And Iran Just Proved It
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy
Mar 12, 2026

Alex Krainer: The Empire Is Collapsing — And Iran Just Proved It

Alex Krainer argues that the US and Israel catastrophically miscalculated by initiating war with Iran, leading to a rapid collapse of Western credibility and influence in the Middle East, with severe implications for Europe.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
IRAN CIVIL WAR: CIA To ARM Rebel Kurds
US foreign policyIranKurdish proxies
Mar 4, 2026

IRAN CIVIL WAR: CIA To ARM Rebel Kurds

The US is signaling a strategy to arm Iranian Kurdish proxies to spark an uprising, aiming for regime destruction rather than traditional regime change, with potentially catastrophic regional and global consequences.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
"Iran Is Not Going to Surrender": Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran
US-Iran conflictIsrael-Iran warMiddle East geopolitics
Mar 4, 2026

"Iran Is Not Going to Surrender": Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran

Johns Hopkins Professor Narges Bajoghli asserts that the U.S. and Israel gravely underestimate Iran's asymmetrical warfare capabilities and its resolve to engage in a long-term war of attrition, despite initial decapitation strikes.

Democracy Now
Democracy Now
Larry C. Johnson: Massive Iranian Retaliation Hits Back Hard After US Attack — Everything Ignited!
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy
Feb 28, 2026

Larry C. Johnson: Massive Iranian Retaliation Hits Back Hard After US Attack — Everything Ignited!

Larry C. Johnson argues that the US and Israel initiated a conflict with Iran based on flawed intelligence, underestimating Iran's military capabilities and national resolve, leading to a prolonged war of attrition that the US is ill-equipped to sustain.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Amb. Chas Freeman: Is Israel Dragging the U.S. Into Israel’s Next Endless War?
US-Iran relationsIsrael-Iran conflictMiddle East geopolitics
Feb 20, 2026

Amb. Chas Freeman: Is Israel Dragging the U.S. Into Israel’s Next Endless War?

Ambassador Chas Freeman dissects the escalating US-Israel-Iran tensions, arguing that a US-led attack on Iran, driven by Israeli interests, is imminent and will lead to an all-out, devastating regional conflict with global repercussions.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Col. Daniel Davis: Trump’s Venezuela Disaster - Greenland Proves NATO Is Collapsing
US Foreign PolicyTrump AdministrationGeopolitics
Jan 7, 2026

Col. Daniel Davis: Trump’s Venezuela Disaster - Greenland Proves NATO Is Collapsing

Colonel Daniel Davis dissects the Trump administration's aggressive, transactional foreign policy, arguing it lacks coherence, risks global conflict, and is based on a dangerous overestimation of US military capabilities.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02