The Strategy Gap in Iran, With Max Boot

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to analyze what tactical and strategic lessons can be drawn from the U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran. Mentioned on the Episode: Alexander Ward, Lara Seligman, Alex Leary, and Vera Bergengruen, " Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War ," Wall Street Journal Hugo Lowell, " U.S. Only Has 25% of All Patriot Missile Interceptors Needed for Pentagon’s Military Plans ," The Guardian Seth Jones, " Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base ," Center for Strategic and International Studies For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: Opinions expressed on The President’s Inbox are solely those of the host or our guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

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This episode is 33:48 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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