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#355 — A Falling World

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Strategies to Counteract Iranian Influence in the Middle East

The United States could combat Iranian influence in the Middle East by conducting retaliatory actions against militias, targeting Iranian shipping to disrupt weapon supplies, and attacking physical assets in the Persian Gulf instead of naval bases. Assassination programs against Iranian political elites are deemed impractical due to the size of the political elite in the theocracy, but disrupting the royal industry by targeting the port on Carg Island is seen as a viable option.

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