The Kharg Island Trap
Kharg Island looks like the perfect target — take it, and you choke off Iran’s oil. But it’s not that simple.Bill is joined by Ryan Brobst and Cameron McMillan to discuss why seizing Kharg could hand ...
27 Maalis 42min
The Hormuz Shake(down)
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed. It’s not.Ships are still moving. Oil is still flowing.Just not for everyone. Friends pass. Also anyone with millions of dollars to spare.Enemies don’t.This is...
25 Maalis 48min
The regime falls when the people rise
The bombs are falling. The regime is reeling. But revolutions aren’t won from 30,000 feet.As Washington and Jerusalem pummel toward a mission accomplished, Bill is joined by FDD's Jon Schanzer to grap...
23 Maalis 58min
Games Without Frontiers
As pressure builds inside Iran, the regime is lashing out across the region.Bill Roggio, Joe Truzman, and David Daoud break down Tehran’s expanding battlefield from internal strain to external escalat...
19 Maalis 1h 3min
When the most stable place in the Middle East is Syria...
As the US and Israel strike targets inside Iran’s borders, the regime is firing back outside of them. Across the region from tourist hubs and capital cities to energy infrastructure and U.S. military ...
16 Maalis 38min
Day 14 of the Iran War
As U.S. and Israeli strikes pound Iran’s military and Tehran threatens shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict is entering a dangerous new phase. FDD’s Bradley Bowman joins Bill to break down w...
13 Maalis 43min
Day 12 of the Iran War
After 12 days of war—and the death of Iran’s supreme leader—the Islamic Republic is under unprecedented pressure.Bill and Janatan Sayeh assess this initial phase of the war, the gap between Washington...
11 Maalis 32min
We didn't light it, but we tried to fight it.
For decades, many Americans believed conflict with the Islamic Republic would be a new war. But as Bill and Behnam explain, the truth is simpler: this war began in 1979 — with hostage-taking, terroris...
9 Maalis 41min
