{"id":385209,"date":"2026-10-06T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-will-continue-to-fight-iran-war-ex-pentagon-insider\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:00:06","slug":"trump-will-continue-to-fight-iran-war-ex-pentagon-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-will-continue-to-fight-iran-war-ex-pentagon-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump will continue to fight Iran war &#8211; ex-Pentagon insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ALYdWUvP4qE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump will continue to fight Iran war - ex-Pentagon insider\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALYdWUvP4qE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#8217;s going to continue to fight no matter how unrealistic that fight might look.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Why does Donald Trump keep insisting the war in Iran is winnable?<\/p>\n<p>Former Pentagon official Jim Townsend says the president is unable to accept the reality of the situation in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Watch or listen to the full episode of #TheFourcast via the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;He&#8217;s going to continue to fight no matter how unrealistic that fight might look.&quot; Why does Donald Trump keep insisting the war in Iran is winnable? 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