David Petraeus

They've been very carefully characterized as self-defense, defensive in nature.

So therefore, the ceasefire is still in effect.

But of course, rules of engagement never deny a force the right to defend themselves.

And that's how they're characterizing these particular actions.

It's horrific.

Earlier this year, the gamekeeper admitted killing a protected bird and was fined.

Shooting bodies say they have zero tolerance for illegal killing and that those responsible are a tiny minority.

Right now, they are insistent that they are given control of the strait and that they are able to charge tolls for it.

That's just, I think, unacceptable.

And it may be that we have to go back to war to show them that we're pretty serious about this.

Right now, they are insistent that they are given control of the strait and that they are able to charge tolls for it.

That's just, I think, unacceptable.

And it may be that we have to go back to war to show them that we're pretty serious about this.

Still to come in this podcast... Specific intelligence came from a combination of Mossad and CIA and perhaps some of the signals intelligence elements that support them.

And really the overall campaign is a result of decades of work.

The specific intelligence this time, I suspect, came from a combination of Mossad and CIA and perhaps some of the signals intelligence elements that support them as well.

And really, the overall campaign is a result of decades of

In fact, when I was the central command commander back in 2009, we developed the plan to destroy the Iran nuclear program, many features of which are part of this campaign, although obviously the 12-day air campaign used some as well.

There are numerous options, all the way from diplomatic and informational.

Even just getting Starlink dishes in on the ground would help them communicate with each other and with the outside world.