E241 - How Iran Turns Into a Ground War w/ Harrison Mann

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

News, History, Politics

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes! Writer and former U.S. Army intelligence officer Harrison Mann joins the show to talk about the U.S–Iran war and what a ground invasion could actually look like. They discuss Harrison’s resignation from the Defense Intelligence Agency over U.S. support for the Gaza genocide, his assessment of the first weeks of the conflict with Iran, internal divisions within the military and intelligence community, and the risks of shifting the rules of engagement and permissive attitudes toward civilian casualties. They then explore potential ground invasion scenarios, including special raids on nuclear facilities, the proposal to seize Kharg Island, the feasibility of occupying territory along the Strait of Hormuz, and the broader trajectory of the conflict. Read Harrison’s piece “I Was a US Intelligence Analyst. Here's What a Ground Invasion of Iran Could Look Like.” Sign Win Without War's petition to Congress against spending more taxpayer dollars on the Iran war via an upcoming supplemental funding bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.3	Hello, American Prestige listeners. I'm joined, as as always by my friend and comrade Danny Bessner,
1:12.5	and we are very pleased to welcome to the program Harrison Mann. He is a former U.S. Army major and executive officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Middle East Africa Regional Center who resigned in protest of his office's support for Israel's war in Gaza under the Biden administration.
1:17.9	He is currently with the group Win Without War, and he is a columnist for Ziteo.
1:22.1	He has written a piece for Ziteo that seems quite relevant at the moment.
1:24.2	I was a U.S. intelligence analyst.
1:26.6	Here's what a ground invasion of Iran could look like.
1:31.5	So we're going to talk a bit about that. But Harrison, first of all, thank you so much for coming on the program.
1:37.4	Thanks for having me. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you as well. I wish it was under different circumstances, but we'll take what we can get. So before we get into the specifics of your piece,
1:43.5	as a former Army intelligence analyst,
1:48.1	just analyze the first two and a half weeks of this war for me.
1:52.2	Just give me the general overview as you see it.
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