Episode 854: The Escalating Conflict Between Israel and Iran
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Iran program, who provides insights into the significance of Israel's bombing campaign, the historical context of the conflict, and the potential involvement of the United States. Their discussion centers on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, marked by Israel's surprise attack on Iranian targets, including nuclear sites, and Iran's retaliatory missile strikes on Israeli cities. Taleblu discusses the ideological and technical challenges within Iran's regime, the impact of Israeli intelligence and military strategy, and the broader implications for regional stability and US foreign policy. They conclude with a discussion on the possibility of regime change in Iran and the role of the Iranian diaspora in rebuilding the nation.
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| 0:38.9 | On this episode of Nutsworld, on Friday, June 13th, Israel launched a surprise attack on |
| 0:45.3 | dozens of targets inside Iran, including nuclear sites and killed many of the Iranian |
| 0:50.7 | military's top leaders. Israeli strikes have killed at least 224 people in |
| 0:55.9 | Iran and injured hundreds more. On Monday, Iran struck back with a barrage of ballistic missiles, |
| 1:02.3 | hitting several Israeli cities and killing at least 24 people. But the question remains, |
| 1:07.9 | will the United States join the conflict? Here to discuss the Israeli-Iranian |
| 1:12.7 | conflict, I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, Ben-Talablu, senior director of the Foundation |
| 1:19.2 | for Defense of Democracies Iran program, which, by the way, is something I pay constant attention |
| 1:24.5 | to. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a remarkable institution. |
| 1:38.1 | Benham, welcome, and thank you for joining me in Newtsworld. |
| 1:41.7 | It's a pleasure to be back with you, sir. Thank you. |
| 1:43.8 | This is an amazing time that we're chatting. Can you help us understand the scale and significance |
| 1:50.0 | of Israel's campaign and why it is different from past campaigns? Well, first and foremost, |
| 1:57.0 | this is the longest ever. We're in day five right now of the overt Israel-Iran shooting war, |
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