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What the Hell Is Going On

WTH Is Next in Iran? Israeli Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter Explains.

What the Hell Is Going On

AEI Podcasts

News, Government, Politics, History

4.4633 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Operation Roaring Lion, now in its fourth week, has been a striking display of military coordination between the United States and Israel. Building on the success of decapitating Iran’s senior leadership, crippling its navy, and degrading its ability to terrorize its neighbors, U.S. and Israeli leaders are now weighing Tehran’s rhetoric against the reality of its diminished capabilities. Rumors of a “split” in priorities between Washington and Jerusalem, particularly claims that President Trump is quickly seeking a “off-ramp”, misread the resolve of both nations and fail to see the bigger picture at hand. In the remaining weeks, what objectives remain? Where do U.S. and Israeli missions converge or diverge? And what will ultimately signal their success?

Ambassador Leiter officially assumed his role as Israel’s Ambassador to Washington on January 27, 2025. Among his prominent roles, he served as an advisor to the late Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Chief of Staff to then-Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Education, and Acting Chairman of the Israel Ports Company. Beyond government, Leiter was affiliated with think tanks such as the Kohelet Policy Forum and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, where he focused on issues like Israeli sovereignty, security strategy, and critiques of the Oslo Accords.

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Thanks for listening. Here's our show.

0:08.7

What the hell is going on?

0:10.5

What's really going on?

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We said, what the hell happened?

0:13.5

You don't have to know what the hell is on it.

0:15.6

They see what's going on.

0:16.7

I don't know what's going on.

0:18.0

What is going on?

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We must find out what's going on. What is going on? We must find out what is going on.

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Hi, I'm Danielle Plattka.

0:31.8

I'm Mark Tiesin.

0:32.9

Welcome to our podcast.

0:34.5

What the hell is going on?

0:36.5

Mark, what the hell is going on? Mark, what the hell is going on?

0:38.7

We're in week four of Operation Roaring Lion, Operation Epic Fury, the combined operation

0:45.5

between the United States and Israel, and we have Israeli ambassador, Michael Leiter,

0:50.3

here with us today to talk about this from the Israeli perspective. You know, Danny,

0:54.9

I don't think that there has been a more effective collaboration between two militaries in

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recent times than what we have seen over the last four weeks between the United States and Israel.

1:06.0

We have divided up the country. We have each taken out enormous swaths of Iranian offensive weapons.

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