# Three Variables That Will Decide the Iran War

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Podcast: [Israel Policy Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-policy-pod-1059263)
Published: 2026-03-12T14:00:00+00:00
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On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts military affairs analyst Yaakov Lappin. They discuss the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran now in its second week, the campaign's military goals and achievements, Iran's rational 'madman' strategy, the current mood in Israel, the escalating front against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the three variables that will dictate how long the war will last, possibilities for how this war will end, an...

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