{"id":337861,"date":"2026-04-25T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-8\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:00:07","slug":"retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/retired-generals-break-down-iran-war-strategy-after-week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired generals break down Iran war strategy after week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0tvsMwWZnIE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Retired generals break down Iran war strategy after week 8\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tvsMwWZnIE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A flurry of developments across the Middle East is intensifying an already volatile regional landscape, with diplomacy, military posturing and international reactions unfolding all at once.<\/p>\n<p>The timeline for resolving the US-Iran conflict also remains uncertain, almost two months since it began, with President Donald Trump refusing to set an end date and Iran maintaining its tight hold on the Strait of Hormuz amid a US naval blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a roundup of retired US military analyzing the eighth week of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>0:36 Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt (Ret.) on what options the 3rd aircraft carrier gives us<br \/>\n4:23 Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Marks on what it means that Kushner and Witkoff are going to negotiations without VP Vance<br \/>\n10:21 Maj. Gen. Manner (Ret.) on why Trump issued a shoot-to-kill order against mine laying boats<br \/>\n12:23 Lt. Gen. Schwartz (Ret.) on the cost to military readiness of maintaining a prolonged blockade<br \/>\n14:11 Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (Ret.) on how much planning went into America&#8217;s attack<br \/>\n16:33 Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) on how the next round of negotiations might turn out<br \/>\n22:51 Maj. Gen. MacCarley (Ret.) on how America and Iran&#8217;s objectives differ<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Trump #Iran #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flurry of developments across the Middle East is intensifying an already volatile regional landscape, with diplomacy, military posturing and international reactions unfolding all at once. 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