Walter Russel Mead joins the podcast Call Me Back with Dan Senor to unpack the strategic and political gamble behind the United States military campaign in Iran. He addresses why President Donald Trump may have chosen this moment to act, how generational attitudes toward war shape the debate, and what success (or failure) could look like. He also explores Iran’s potential strategy, its impact on Russia and China, and how countries like India view the conflict.
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155 shell bodies sit on a pallet at General Dynamics ready to be shipped on August 20, 2025, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)