# WAR ON IRAN: Former CENTCOM Commander Challenged by Afshin Rattansi in HEATED INTERVIEW

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Podcast: [Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-underground-hosted-by-afshin-rattansi-6331572)
Published: 2026-03-15T22:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://goingunderground.castos.com/episodes/war-on-iran-former-centcom-commander-challenged-by-afshin-rattansi-in-heated-interview
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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the Former Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), William Fallon. In a heated interview, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on the justifications for the US-Israel War on Iran, the Minab Girls School strike which killed 175+, the parallels between this war of aggression and the 2003 Iraq War, the regional destabilisation unleashed on the Gulf States by the US-Israeli war, and much more.

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