# John Mearsheimer: All-Out War in the Middle East & Trump's War on Russia

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Podcast: [Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/glenn-diesen-greater-eurasia-podcast-7435756)
Published: 2026-07-16T15:16:23+00:00
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## Resource

Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses how to make sense of the U.S. going back to war against Iran, and Trump's decision to deepen the U.S. involvement in the war against Russia. Prof. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of ChicagoBuy merchandise: https://diesen-shop.fourthwall.com/en-nokFollow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012fBooks by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

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