🚨 Next Escalation: USA Out of Options, Iran's New Zero-Tolerance Strategy | Dr. Arta Moeini

Описание: As operation "Economic Furry" or "Economic D-Day" is still born, the USA once again resorts to strikes on civilians to terrorize the nation of Iran. But Tehran already gave its answers by striking at US bases in Jordan, in "hot pursuit" of the fleeing US troop deployments.

Dr. Arta Moeini, managing director of U.S. operations at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, assesses the Iran-US war, competing Iranian approaches to deterrence and escalation, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s strategic resilience. He also introduces Reclaiming America First, an initiative examining a realist US foreign policy and a post-American regional order in the Middle East.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction and Iran war update
00:01:04 Fortress Iran and US strategy
00:05:58 MOU violations and Hormuz blockade
00:14:04 Iran’s leverage and escalation options
00:22:08 Competing Iranian strategic approaches
00:28:48 Proportionality, deterrence and initiative
00:37:21 Can Iran sustain a long war?
00:44:48 Strategic loneliness and external partners
00:56:48 Reclaiming America First