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¹On 29 March 2026, Steve Walt and I were together on “Switzerland” talking with Tom Switzer³ about the Iran war and its broader geopolitical consequences.  We also spent considerable time discussing how President Trump, who warned about the danger of getting involved in “forever wars,” could have allowed himself to invade Iran.  What a colossal blunder!  The discussion among the three of us, like so many discussions in the alternative media these days, made it clear that Trump has no good options moving forward, only bad ones. ______________________________ Professors John Mearsheimer…

¹ On 26 March 2026, I was on “The Community Alliance 4 Peace and Justice” podcast with Trita Parsi³ talking about how we got into the Iran War, where the war is today, and where it is headed.  It was an excellent discussion ably moderated by Mehlaqa Samdani.  Of course, when it comes to knowledge of Iran and its foreign and strategic policies, few can compete with Trita. ______________ ²https://open.substack.com/pub/mearsheimer/p/talking-iran-with-trita-parsi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1sxk3k ___________________ ³ Full urgent discussion with Prof. John Mearsheimer and Dr. Trita Parsi on the escalating U.S.-Israeli aggression against Iran,…

¹On 26 March 2026, I appeared on the Charlie Rose show².  Of course, we talked about the Iran war, but we also spent a lot of time talking about US foreign policy more generally, especially as it has evolved since the end of the Cold War. He was interested in probing me on why my views on many key foreign policy issues diverge from the mainstream inside the foreign policy establishment. ¹https://open.substack.com/pub/mearsheimer/p/talking-with-charlie-rose?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1sxk3k _________________ ² A Charlie Rose Global Conversation³ For more than four decades, Professor John J. Mearsheimer, from his…

BLUFF¹ Maybe with some luck we could take a small island in the Persian Gulf, but I don’t think we could hold it, and even if we did, it would hardly affect the course of the war.  In the process, many Americans would die for a lost cause. ¹ Bottom Line Up Front  There is much talk about President Trump preparing to launch a ground attack against Iran. In the media discourse, much is made of the fact we have about 50,000 troops in the region. See the three articles…

¹On 17 March 2026, I appeared on Rachel Blevins’ popular podcast to discuss the Iran war with her.  We discussed the deep trouble the US is in as it thinks about either going up the escalation ladder or finding an exit ramp. President Trump has no good options, only bad and worse ones.  We also focused on the fact that China and Russia are benefitting from this war. Specifically, the US is pivoting away from East Asia by moving precious resources from there to the Middle East, weakening its ability…