# Strategic defeat in the Gulf w/ Jennifer Kavanagh

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Podcast: [Politics Theory Other](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-theory-other-887376)
Published: 2026-04-08T16:58:13+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/strategicdefeat
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## Resource

Jennifer Kavanagh joins PTO to talk about the two-week conditional ceasefire that has been agreed between the United States and Iran, and how the Islamic Republic succeeded in inflicting what looks to be a major strategic defeat on the US. We talked about the implications of the ceasefire, what it means for US-Israeli relations and what will happen to American bases in the region - now that it's been shown that the US military is unable to defend them. And finally, we talked about what lessons American allies in Asia may be drawing from the conflict.

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