{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60427f9d34b9a27f4b6e3a8d/69a99ecec2eb2fc3abda88e1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The “Attacking Iran” Special Edition","description":"<p>This week, Scott sat down with his <em>Lawfare</em> colleagues Benjamin Wittes, Daniel Byman, and Ari Tabatabai for an in-depth discussion of the U.S. military operations against Iran, including:</p><ul><li>“Isn’t it Iran-ic.” Trump’s decision to join Israel in removing Ayatollah Khamanei reflects a deep reversal by the president, who has spent years criticizing his predecessors’ own experiences with regime change and other overseas adventurism. What drove Trump to proceed this time, after stopping short twice in the past year? What can we learn from the way the Trump administration has proceeded? And how far will Trump let things go?</li><li>“Bibi’s Big Adventure.” Regime change in Iran is something Israel and the Arab Gulf states have advocated for frequently in the past. But they had all adopted a more cautious and even conciliatory posture toward Iran in the months before the current offensive, at least in public. How has the region approached this conflict? And what will it do moving forward?</li><li>“MIGA.” The death of Ayatollah Khamenei is a major shift in Iran, but we don’t know where it is going to lead. One concern that people have always had about regime change in Iran is that it will be highly destabilizing, resulting in a failed state in a crucial corner of the Middle East. On the other end, other people have asserted that removing the Ayatollah and his regime will give Iran the opportunity to flourish back into a democracy, or at least something closer to a state that’s more stable and free than Iran has been for the last several decades. Between the two is a mass spectrum of possibilities. What does the future hold for Iran in the post-Ayatollah era, if that’s the era that we’re heading into?</li></ul><p>In object lessons, Ben is vibe-coding his way through <em>Lawfare</em>’s <a href=\"https://www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-series/trials-of-the-trump-administration/tracking-trump-administration-litigation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">litigation tracker</a>, as well as vibing his way through The Rest is History’s four-part series, <a href=\"https://therestishistory.com/episodes/fall-of-the-shah-part-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Revolution in Iran</a>. Dan is war-gaming his way through the attack on Iran with <a href=\"https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1011-next-war-iran.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Next War: Iran</a>. Scott is consuming as much Iran content as he can get his hands on with (another) Scott Anderson’s “<a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690562/king-of-kings-by-scott-anderson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">King of Kings</a>,” Roy Mottahedeh’s “<a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mantle-of-the-Prophet/Roy-P-Mottahedeh/9781851686162\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mantle of the Prophet</a>,” Gary Sick’s “<a href=\"https://www.iuniverse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/131639-All-Fall-Down\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">All Fall Down</a>,” and Dutch documentary “<a href=\"https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/4329/the-birthday\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Birthday</a>,” finally discovered online by <em>Lawfare</em>’s own Anna Hickey. And Ari, not to be outdone in Iran content, recommends the graphic novel “<a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/160892/the-complete-persepolis-by-marjane-satrapi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Persepolis</a>,” but really is escaping it all with <a href=\"https://ffvii.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/remake\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Final Fantasy VII Remake</a>.</p><p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>Material Supporter at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lawfare</a>. You can also support&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>by making a one-time donation at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}