The Iran war is no longer just a regional conflict. It has become a stress test for NATO, for U.S. military planning, and for the political narrative Washington tried to sell at home and abroad. In today’s livestream, Kevork Almassian and Tarik Cyril Amar break down Pete Hegseth’s Senate testimony, the growing criticism of the war inside the United States, and why even establishment voices now sound less confident about what this war has achieved. At his hearing, Hegseth faced sharp questioning over legality, cost, public support, and his claim that a ceasefire “pauses” the War Powers clock.
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—Kevork Almassian is a Syrian geopolitical analyst and the founder of Syriana Analysis.
