Public Research Podcast with Daniel Schwartz

Is America Choosing Defeat in Iran? - Ep. 71 - Jonathan Spyer - Public Research

September 5, 2026·1h 58m
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Is America Choosing Defeat in Iran? - Ep. 71 - Jonathan Spyer - Public Research with Daniel SchwartzToday on Public Research, an update on the war with Iran: what went wrong with Operation Epic Fury, and what comes next?Jonathan Spyer, director of research at the Middle East Forum and editor of the Middle East Quarterly, joins the show to discuss how Trump and Netanyahu built a strategy around hope for an Iranian uprising that never came.From there, we take a look at the region as a whole — from Erdogan's plans for Syria, to Saudi Arabia's double game, to how Qatar, the Gulf slave state, somehow funded both global antisemitism and two of Netanyahu's top aides.And we end the show with Spyer's insider notes on the state of another contest: Israel's upcoming elections in October, and who might replace Bibi Netanyahu.All that and more on today's episode of Public Research.#Iran #Israel #Netanyahu #EpicFury #Qatar #Syria #Turkey #MiddleEast #Trump

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