# Making Sense of the Trump Administration's "Hail Mary" on Iran

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Podcast: [The Human Action Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402)
Published: 2026-05-15T01:15:28+00:00
Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/making-sense-trump-administrations-hail-mary-iran
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Bob argues that many Austro-libertarians (himself included, initially) have been too quick to dismiss the Trump administration's foreign and economic policy as mere incompetence or corruption, without grasping the strategic logic behind it. His thesis: the U.S. national security establishment sees China's rise as an existential threat and believes the window to act is closing fast, making the current flurry of aggressive moves less like random chaos and more like a desperate Hail Mary pass. Related: The Charts and Graphs Mentioned in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP549a The Bob Murphy Show, "LEAKED: Trump's Secret Strategy Briefing": Mises.org/HAP549b Core Insights, "China Quietly Built a 10,400km Railway to Iran — The US is Terrified": Mises.org/HAP549c The Tom Woods Show, "The Venezuela Propaganda, with David Stockman": Mises.org/HAP549d Celebrate Murray Rothbard's 100th birthday with a free copy of Anatomy of the State. Get yours at Mises.org/HAPodFree

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