{"id":321965,"date":"2026-03-01T22:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fmr-general-petraeus-on-the-big-mistake-irans-military-is-making\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:45:20","slug":"fmr-general-petraeus-on-the-big-mistake-irans-military-is-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fmr-general-petraeus-on-the-big-mistake-irans-military-is-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Fmr. General Petraeus on the \u2018big mistake\u2019 Iran\u2019s military is making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6-NUhl-8owk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fmr. General Petraeus on the \u2018big mistake\u2019 Iran\u2019s military is making\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6-NUhl-8owk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Retired general and former CIA Director David Petraeus and CNN global affairs analyst Brett McGurk evaluate the effectiveness of US-Israeli military strikes in Iran and weigh in on Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Cities across the region have been brought into the conflict, with Iran striking a number of Gulf countries in the past days. The United Arab Emirates said it has detected 165 ballistic missiles launched in its direction by Iran since yesterday, of which 152 were destroyed, and 13 fell into the sea. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Ex-CIA director David Petraeus reacts to growing tension between Iran and other Gulf states<br \/>\n3:01 What does Iran\u2019s retaliation say about who\u2019s in charge of the country?<br \/>\n4:39 Petraeus says Iran\u2019s military response has been a \u201cbig mistake\u201d<br \/>\n7:22 Military expert reacts to Saudi Arabia authorizing retaliation against Iran <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired general and former CIA Director David Petraeus and CNN global affairs analyst Brett McGurk evaluate the effectiveness of US-Israeli military strikes in Iran and weigh in on Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East. 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