The Iran Conflict: Why Military Victory Isn’t Enough

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

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4.6 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Is the blockade on Iran failing? Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker dives into President Trump's high-stakes strategy and the nuclear threat of Iran. As the U.S. military maintains a strict blockade in the Middle East, he questions the long-term effectiveness of the current campaign. Gerry analyzes whether the current pressure is enough to topple the regime. He discusses the potential for a negotiated deal, the role of China and Russia in the conflict, and the public "scuffle" with the Vatican over the morality of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.5	Welcome to The Untold Story, everybody.
0:43.3	I'm Martha McCallum.
0:44.5	It's great to have you with us today.
0:46.3	Obviously, the biggest story in the world right now is the ongoing war in Iran, the blockade
0:53.6	that has been in effect now for several days.
0:56.0	We got a Pentagon update this morning from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegeseth, and the commander of the Joint Chiefs, Raisin Kane.
1:03.8	Very interesting information that came out of that this morning.
1:06.7	And then just a short time ago, we saw a very lengthy, about a half hour long.
1:12.1	You know, it used to be that the president of the United States might stop by and answer two or three questions on his way to Marine One.
1:19.1	President Trump spoke for at least a half an hour, probably took at least 20 questions along the rope line about all of this.
1:26.7	And Jerry Baker of the Wall Street Journal obviously has been following this, been writing about it,
1:31.5	editor at large of the Wall Street Journal, host of WSJ at large.
1:36.1	And his latest column, which is several days ago now, and things are moving pretty fast.
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