Host Nima and guest Anthony Aguilar analyze the escalating US-Iran conflict, focusing on recent US strikes on Larak Island and Iranian retaliatory missile attacks on Jordan. Aguilar argues the strikes were a pretext to justify further naval escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, driven by political pressures from upcoming US and Israeli elections. The discussion covers military tactics, including Iran's use of bait to expose US vulnerabilities, and predicts continued high-intensity conflict through the November midterms.
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