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Mike Doran, senior fellow and director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute, returns to School of War to examine why the war with Iran continues despite devastating military setbacks for Tehran. Is President Trump’s Iran strategy truly different from President Obama’s, or are the similarities overstated? What does the fight over the Strait of Hormuz reveal about the limits of American power? And what does this war tell us about the future of U.S. strategy in the Middle East—and its broader competition with China?
01:22 - Recap of the Iran War
06:03 - Iran's Leverage
09:05 - MoU Misunderstandings
12:28 - The Crux of the MoU Dispute
15:42 - The Nuclear Status Quo
17:58 - Iran's Degradation Since October 7
21:13 - The Democrats' View
22:02 - The Right's View
23:25 - Trump's "Obama-Style" Rhetoric
28:10 - Should America Reimpose the Blockade?
28:53 - The Drone and Ballistic Missile Problem
31:10 - Drone Warfare Has Changed Everything
32:01 - The Vulnerability of America's Gulf Allies
37:21 - Is the MoU Still in Effect?
39:34 - Why Nobody Is Buying Iranian Oil
46:32 - China and the Bigger Picture
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