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Heritage Explains

Will Iran Have a Brighter Future? | Rob Greenway

Heritage Explains

Heritage Podcast Network

Education

4.7847 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, Israel initiated "Operation Rising Lion," conducting airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and military command centers. The strikes led to at least 75 Iranian deaths and significant infrastructure damage, including oil refineries and missile launchers. Iran responded with a large-scale missile and drone assault on Israel, targeting over 150 military and intelligence sites. The strikes resulted in at least 14 Israeli fatalities and over 400 injuries. Israel claimed to have damaged or destroyed 150 military and intelligence sites, including missile launchers and air defense systems.

Here to talk about the implications of this attack and how we might expect this to change the situation in the Middle East is Robert Greenway, Director of the Allison Center for National Security, here at the Heritage Foundation. 

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0:00.0

Three, two, one, zero, all engine run.

0:06.7

There is no other institution that has the ability uniquely.

0:11.3

Without a heritage, every generation starts over.

0:14.4

To remind the current regime.

0:18.6

We the people tell the governor what it is allowed to do.

0:22.5

All the action to get back in their box and stay there.

0:32.0

From the Heritage Foundation, this is Heritage Explains.

0:47.1

Okay. This is Heritage Explains. You are hearing the sound of air raid sirens over Tel Aviv Israel earlier this week.

0:53.3

Over the city's skyline, the contrails of Iranian rockets

0:57.0

and intercepting Israeli missiles crisscrossed the night.

1:01.0

On Friday, Israel initiated Operation Rising Lion,

1:04.0

conducting airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

1:07.0

and military command centers.

1:09.0

The strikes led to at least 75 Iranian deaths and significant infrastructure damage, including

1:15.1

oil refineries and missile launchers.

1:17.9

Iran responded with a large-scale missile and drone assault on Israel, targeting over 150

1:23.0

military and intelligence sites.

1:26.3

The strikes resulted in at least 14 Israeli fatalities and over 400 injuries.

1:31.3

Israel claimed to have damaged or destroyed 150 military and intelligence sites,

1:36.3

including missile launchers and air defense systems.

1:39.3

Here to talk about the implications of this attack and how we might expect this

1:43.3

to change the situation in the Middle East is Robert Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security, here at the Heritage Foundation.

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