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US Wants To ‘Mow The Lawn’ In Iran. It Won’t Work (S01E141)
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Istanbul
The US appears to be floating the notion that it could manage the crisis in Iran and the Persian Gulf by adopting the Israeli strategy of “mowing the lawn.”
In the latest edition of badlands, I explain why it won’t work in Iran, and didn’t even work for Israel.
Plus, I discuss how badly the US scheme of isolating Iran is already going.
Finally, I talk about the latest in Iran with India’s NewsX World.
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