# Why the U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again

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Podcast: [Israel Policy Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-policy-pod-1059263)
Published: 2026-07-16T18:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week's episode, Naysan Rafati, senior Iran analyst at International Crisis Group, joins Tel Aviv-based journalist and Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor Neri Zilber to discuss the renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran, why the Strait of Hormuz has once again become the central flashpoint, the Iranian regime's continued hardline posture, President Donald Trump's strategy of brinkmanship, the likelihood of further escalation or a return to full-scale conflict, w...

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