Ep 281: Fred Kagan on the Iran War, Drone Defense, and the Future of the Middle East

School of War · Mar 3, 2026 · 45m

Fred Kagan, senior fellow and director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the show to discuss the war, what Ukraine can do to help the Gulf with drone defense, and the future of the Islamic Republic.

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01:51 Updates

03:29 Iranian strikes

09:15 Munitions crisis

14:28 Innovation

18:45 Isolated and weak

25:12 Arming the opposition

30:55 A dangerous game

36:22 10/7

40:21 Turkey

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