Get Ready for a Return to Hostilities in Iran

If for no other reason than the president will likely want to deflect from a poor election. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. November 4 is a notable date for many reasons. In 1980, it was the day Ronald Reagan was elected president, and the same for Barack Obama in 2008. In 1977, it was the date the Ramones released Rocket to Russia, their final record with the band’s original lineup. Two years after that, Iranian revolutionaries would storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking the diplomatic personnel hostage and starting the 47-year-long adversarial relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Mike Nelson is a retired Army Special Forces officer and a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute. You can find him on x.com at @mikenelson586 More on the Iran War