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Aug 17, 2026 19 min

540 | Deception, Danger and the Iran War

from Target USA Podcast by WTOP Hosted by WTOP | Hubbard Radio

President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One and onto another aircraft during his trip to Turkey amid a reported Iranian threat. Retired senior Secret Service agent Donald Mihalik explains why deception is a critical presidential protection tactic. Then former U.S. Ambassador Gordon Gray assesses the proposed 60-day Strait of Hormuz arrangement, Iran's negotiating leverage, and why regime change in Iran could be extraordinarily difficult.

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