Ground Assault or Diplomacy? - with Nadav Eyal and Fred Kagan

2026-03-30

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Subscribe to Inside Call me Back to listen to our 3-part series with Ronen Bergman ____ Subscribe to Ark News Daily ____ Is the war heading towards a ground assault or a push for a deal? To explore the possibilities, Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal and Fred Kagan, director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. In this episode: 02:24 - Two Tracks, One War: Escalation vs. Diplomacy 03:33 - Inside the Air Campaign: What’s Been Degraded—and What Hasn’t 08:33 - Diplo...

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Is the war heading towards a ground assault or a push for a deal? To explore the possibilities, Dan is joined by Ark Media contributor Nadav Eyal and Fred Kagan, director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.

In this episode:

02:24 - Two Tracks, One War: Escalation vs. Diplomacy

03:33 - Inside the Air Campaign: What’s Been Degraded—and What Hasn’t

08:33 - Diplomacy During War: Contradiction or Strategy?

10:57 - Iran’s Mindset: Why Tehran Thinks It’s Winning

15:54 - The Strait of Hormuz: Leverage, Illusion, or Real Control?

17:15 - What a U.S. Ground Operation Could Look Like

20:06 - Energy, Escalation, and Regional Spillover Risks

24:24 - Endgames: Deal, Deterrence, or Something Bigger?

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