EPISODE · Aug 31, 2026 · 3 MIN
The Long Game_ Why Iran’s Strategy Isn't About Winning the War
from Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen · host Michael Fortune
Imagine a chess match where one player isn't trying to capture the king, but simply trying to make the cost of playing so high that their opponent eventually packs up and goes home. This is the essence of Iran’s strategy regarding the United States. In military terms, we often look for who has the most tanks, ships, or planes, but Iran has effectively bypassed that conventional contest entirely. They know they don't need to defeat the U.S. military in a direct fight to achieve their goals; they only need to outlast the U.S. political will to remain involved. This is what experts call asymmetric leverage. By shifting the conflict away from the battlefield and into the global economic sphere, Iran is banking on the idea that rising energy prices and regional instability will eventually make a long-term American presence unsustainable. The genius, if we can call it that, is in their decentralized command structure.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support.
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