
Afshon Ostovar, one of the leading experts on Iran and the host of the members-only podcast The Iran Reckoning, is joined by War on the Rocks membership editor Kerry Anderson for a state-of-play conversation on the conflict between the United States and Iran. They consider why the fighting has settled into a stalemate and dig into which figures in the Iranian regime have influence over Iran's approach to the war. Afshon unpacks the implications of Mohsen Rezaei's recent appointment as head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, before the two look ahead to what comes next. Normally members-only content, this episode is released here for free.
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