Dr. Thayer
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 9 Apr
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Hang on.
Well, certainly.
I would make two points here just before the break, Steve.
One, Matt's right that Trump's not boxed in.
And Trump is a master negotiator and nothing is determinative yet.
But it does look that we are not just inching, but we're galloping towards conflict with Iran.
That target set could be limited or it could be a major attack option.
It's looking like a major attack option.
against the leadership, against the Republican Guard, against other military targets, and the ballistic missiles, of course, which are at this point Iran's principal mechanism of retaliation.
Ballistic missiles more so than the modest aircraft assets that they have.
So it does look like we're galloping towards a major attack option against Iran.
And at this time, that has, of course, consequences.
Yeah, they're certainly signaling that, Steve, right?
They're signaling that this is going to be a major attack that's useful for diplomacy, as I said, and that would certainly be useful if conflict erupts.
My thoughts are these, closing thoughts are these.
Not determinative.
President Trump can alter course if he chooses to.
Secondly, major attack options are going to be sustained, and that's going to involve a very difficult target set going after individuals and
going after even ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, which the Iranians have and will likely be, along with terrorism, their principal means of retaliation against the Gulf shakedoms and U.S.
allies and perhaps the U.S.
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