The USA is preparing the next phase of the Irna War. But it won't help. The defense of the country has only increased over the past 8 months and now the USA is running out of time and options in a disaster of their own making.

Professor Mohammad Marandi warns that renewed war against Iran is highly likely, though not inevitable. Speaking with Pascal after visiting Russia, he discusses sanctions, medical supplies, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s preparations for escalation. Marandi argues that attacks on Iranian infrastructure could trigger devastating retaliation across the Gulf and a global economic crisis. They also examine American military limitations, Yemen and Iraq, China’s exposure to an energy shock, Israeli politics, and the importance of understanding Iran.

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Going to Tehran, by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978142...
Resistance, by Alastair Crooke: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/re...

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Time Stamps
00:00 Marandi’s warning and impressions from Russia
05:57 Sanctions, civilian suffering and Europe’s role
12:45 Hormuz, oil flows and the risk of economic catastrophe
19:14 The blockade and Iran’s response to a new assault
23:04 US military limits and the China argument
30:07 Yemen, Saudi Arabia and US withdrawal from Iraq
37:07 Israeli elections and Iran’s strategy
42:22 The next round of war: timing, risks and retaliation