Vietnam to Iran: What Current Gulf Conflict Reveals About American War Strategy | S3 | 45
In Our DefenceShow Notes
A month into the Iran war, the battlefield story is changing rapidly. What began as high-impact US–Israel strikes has now entered an uncertain phase: drone warfare, energy and economic pressure through Hormuz, and now a sudden “pause” announced by Donald Trump. Is this the beginning of the end? Or just a tactical pause before the next round?
On the latest episode of In Our Defence, host Dev Goswami and national security expert Sandeep Unnithan break down:
- What the Iran war looks like right now
- Whether the U.S. pause is real diplomacy or strategic signalling
- Iran’s response and the risk of escalation
- Pakistan’s surprise role as a potential mediator
- Why does the United States, with the most powerful military in the world, keep getting pulled into long, inconclusive wars?
From Vietnam to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, and now Iran the episode explores recurring pattern: Fast military success, followed by messy, unresolved endings.
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