• Define Destroyed
    Apr 16 2026

    Bill joins fellow FDD colleagues, Cameron McMillan and Ryan Brobst, from the Center on Military and Political Power to reassess the combat objectives met by the U.S. military after seven weeks of engagement in the Iranian War. Can the Department of Defense stand by their robust claims about Iranian hardware destruction? And, will the recent naval blockade be the military operation that ultimately breaks the Iranian regime?

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    40 mins
  • Battle for the Strait
    Apr 14 2026

    FDD Senior Fellow Edmund Fitton-Brown joins Bill to assess the current state of the Iran War. From the dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz to the failed peace negotiations, they consider: why did Pakistan step up as mediator? Can Tehran stretch the Houthis for even more leverage in the Red Sea? Has the war pushed the Gulf States closer together?

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    42 mins
  • Ceasefire or Long Game?
    Apr 9 2026

    FDD Senior Fellow David Daoud and Bill examine the recent and fragile ceasefire in the ongoing Iran War. Will the fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah break the peace, and has the Iranian resistance movement missed a golden opportunity?

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    48 mins
  • Risky Raid Behind Enemy Lines
    Apr 6 2026

    Bill and FDD Senior Analyst, Cameron McMillan, unravel the complex rescue of two US airmen shot down over Iran - including the strategic coordination and risks involved with the operation - as well as the current state of the Iranian ballistic missile program, and Tehran’s strategic adaptability amidst the dynamic conditions of this war.

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    45 mins
  • Timeline after Timeline
    Apr 2 2026

    FDD’s Janatan Sayeh is back with Bill for an update on the Iran war, including: the potential for concrete regime change, last night’s address by President Trump, rumored U.S.-Iran deliberations, the fragile balance of power on the ground, and the possibility of a popular uprising against the wounded Islamic Republic.

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    51 mins
  • Tehran's proxies have entered the chat
    Mar 31 2026

    As U.S. and Israeli strikes hit inside Iran, the regime is firing back outside its borders — and the war is expanding because of it. Iraqi militias target U.S. forces. The Gulf is under attack. The Houthis are back in the fight. This isn’t spillover — it’s strategy.

    Ahmad Sharawi and Bridget Toomey are back with Bill to assess Iran’s expanding proxy war — and the growing risk that America is funding forces now targeting its own troops.

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    33 mins
  • The Kharg Island Trap
    Mar 27 2026

    Kharg Island looks like the perfect target — take it, and you choke off Iran’s oil. But it’s not that simple.

    Bill is joined by Ryan Brobst and Cameron McMillan to discuss why seizing Kharg could hand Tehran exactly what it wants: a wider war, a vulnerable U.S. position, and a fight on the regime’s terms.

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    43 mins
  • The Hormuz Shake(down)
    Mar 25 2026

    Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed. It’s not.

    Ships are still moving. Oil is still flowing.

    Just not for everyone. Friends pass. Also anyone with millions of dollars to spare.

    Enemies don’t.

    This isn’t a blockade. It's a shakedown.

    Bill Roggio sits down with shipping expert Sal Mercogliano to break down Tehran’s latest act of war: turning the world’s most critical shipping chokepoint into leverage.

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    48 mins