#253 – USA+ | Inside Trump’s Iran War: Lead-Up, Objectives & Exit Strategy | Marc Caputo, Axios

Marc Caputo, reporter at Axios, is back to talk about Donald Trump’s war in Iran. We go through the events that led up to the attack on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – including the phone call from Benjamin Netanyahu that changed everything. What are Donald Trump’s objectives in Iran – and what would count as a real victory?

Can he end the war on his own? What is the Kurds’ stance in the conflict? And do Israel and the U.S. really share the same strategic goals? We also discuss Marc’s reporting on the Pentagon’s plan to send special forces into Iran to secure the country’s enriched uranium deep underground.

SWEDISH: Marc Caputo, reporter på Axios, är tillbaka i Loungepodden för att prata om Donald Trumps krig i Iran. Vi går igenom händelserna som ledde fram till attacken mot ayatolla Ali Khamenei – inklusive telefonsamtalet från Benjamin Netanyahu som förändrade allt. Vad är Donald Trumps mål i Iran – och vad räknas som en verklig vinst?