April 02, 2026
No Longer So Mighty? Iran War Tests U.S. Strength and Resolve
Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security joins The Debate to look at the questions, how should Gulf, European and Asian allies react to this “I break it, you fix it” approach to warfare? Is it already too late to walk away? And even if Washington washes its hands of the war it started with Israel, how can a fresh ten-year cycle of instability in the Middle East be avoided?
Watch the full interview on France24.
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