# K.T. McFarland | Former Deputy National Security Advisor Reluctantly Implies We're Stuck in Iran

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Podcast: [Sid & Friends In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sid-friends-in-the-morning-829993)
Published: 2026-07-24T13:09:06+00:00
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## Resource

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning appearance to discuss why she's reluctantly beginning to agree with Sid when he says we are stuck in our conflict with Iran.

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