The Iran War and the Midterms | The President’s Inbox

This episode unpacks America’s strategic stalemate with Iran, Trump’s post-midterm options, and how Tehran and the Gulf see the war. Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR Guests: Cole Bucy, former CIA analyst; former director for Iran at the National Security Council Nate Swanson, director of the Iran Strategy Project, Atlantic Council We Discuss: 1. Why the United States has been strategically stuck in the Iran war for months with three bad options: escalate, negotiate, or hold the line. 2. How the U.S. blockade and sanctions have squeezed Iran without cracking the regime. 3. Why (Source: Council on Foreign Relations | Region: Washington D.C., USA)