Trump Has Trapped US in Iran War as World Stands by: Diplomat’s Damning Verdict
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‘If there were a university delivering degrees in strategic malpractice, Donald Trump would without a doubt graduate summa cum laude.’
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant gets a damning assessment of the US-Iran war from one of America’s most seasoned Middle East diplomats, Aaron David Miller. A former State Department analyst and negotiator across six Republican and Democratic administrations and now a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Miller delivers a blunt verdict on Washington’s strategic failures.
As the Middle East conflict hits the six-month mark and the Strait of Hormuz remains officially closed, he explains why he can see no clear exit options for Trump. Despite Washington unleashing an "economic D-Day" and the "toughest sanctions in history," Tehran shows no sign of backing down.
Plus, why Secretary of State Marco Rubio is MIA and how a “serious retrenchment” of US forces in the Gulf is likely, amid news that some bases may not be fully rebuilt after the war.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Is the US-Iran War Entering an Unwinnable Stalemate?
02:07 – Yemen Tanker Attack: Six Armed Hijackers Board Commercial Vessel
03:02 – Iranian President Pezeshkian Claims Victory Over US Infrastructure Attacks
04:47 – Is Marco Rubio MIA? US Secretary of State’s Vanishing Role
06:44 – Weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz: How Iran Horizontally Escalates
11:47 – US Financial Blockade: Can Secondary Sanctions Collapse Tehran's Regime?
17:22 – Collapse of the Dubai Model: How Iranian Drones Threaten Gulf Economies
22:19 – America's Suez Moment: Should US Forces Withdraw from the Middle East?
28:50 – "Strategic Malpractice": Aaron David Miller on Trump’s Middle East Policy
30:30 – Jared Kushner's Peace Plan Rejected: Why Israel Refuses to Say Yes
CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace @aarondmiller2
Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026
Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026
Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026
The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026
Video Producer: Max Bower
Audio Producer: David Dargahi
Researcher and Social Producer: Natalia Makohon
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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