Mary Kissel joins The John Batchelor Show to analyze the failure of the ceasefire with Iran, noting that Tehran concluded the United States lacked the will to launch a ground intervention. She explains that the conflict centers on Iran’s suspect nuclear program, with potential new targets at Pickaxe Mountain, and that public engagement remains low despite rising energy costs.
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A monument to the historic battle of Guningtou, which took place in 1949, on February 3, 2021, in Kinmen, Taiwan. (Getty Images)