NatSec Matters Podcast

🎙️ Intelligence Matters is now NatSec Matters! New name, same mission—insightful, informed conversations on today's most pressing national security issues. Hear more from host @michaelallenJMA in our latest episode of @NatSecMatters ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨 New NatSec Matters: Operation Epic Fury 2? Adm. (Ret.) Bob Harward, former CENTCOM Deputy Commander and a retired Navy SEAL, joins host @MichaelAllenJMA for a candid conversation on the end state of the Iran conflict, drawing on a perspective shaped by his years in Tehran before the 1979 revolution. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨New on NatSec Matters: Dr. @alanmendoza, Chief Advisor for Global Affairs at the U.K.'s Reform Party, joins host @michaelallenJMA to unpack the political firestorm around PM Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage's momentum, and what it all means for the U.S.-U.K. special relationship. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨New episode: Trump's Beijing detour and China's role in the Iran endgame. @MichaelAllenJMA sits down with @FDD's @CraigMSingleton to preview the long-delayed Trump-Xi summit, whether Beijing leverages Tehran, the U.S.-China dependency trap, and why Taiwan still looms. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨 New Episode: Can a "guiding" mission in the Strait of Hormuz actually keep oil flowing without sparking a wider conflict? On the latest @NatSecMatters, @michaelallenJMA sits down with @edwardfishman of @CFR_org to unpack the Trump administration's "last-ditch" diplomatic and geoeconomic push on Iran. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

Is the U.S. Hormuz blockade sustainable? What does a real nuclear deal with Iran look like? Host @michaelallenJMA sits down with @RHFontaine, CEO of @CNASdc, for a clear-eyed read on where this standoff is actually headed. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨The ceasefire holds — but for how long? Former CENTCOM Commander Gen. (Ret.) Joseph Votel joins @michaelallenJMA to warn of a looming "escalation trap" as the U.S. and Iran navigate a fragile truce. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨New Episode: Is the U.S. military campaign in the Mideast translating into strategic success? Former NSC Director for Iran @RichardMNephew joins @michaelallenJMA on @NatSecMatters with a candid assessment. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

The U.S. Navy is blockading Iranian ports. What does maritime strangulation mean for the regime's survival and global energy markets? Host @michaelallenJMA sits down with @RogerZakheim & @rich_goldberg to break it down. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🎙️ New episode: Rear Admiral (Ret.) @MarkCMontgomery of @FDD joins @michaelallenJMA fresh off a trip to #Ukraine. On the agenda: battlefield strategy, Russia's gray zone tactics in the Baltics, critical vulnerabilities in the Russian military, and why this war could last another three years. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

Off-ramp or escalation? @michaelallenJMA sits down with @SethGJones of @CSIS to break down the critical juncture in the Iran conflict — regime survival, IRGC targeting, and whether diplomacy still has a chance. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/off…

🚨New episode of #NatSecMatters: @michaelallenJMA sits down with @YaakovKatz—former editor-in-chief of the @Jerusalem_Post and author of While Israel Slept—on why Israelis see this moment as a unique historical opportunity to take on Iran directly, and what that means for the region. Listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

1/ On the latest @NatSecMatters, I asked Rear Adm. (Ret.) @MarkCMontgomery exactly what it takes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. His answer is the clearest breakdown I've heard. A thread. 🧵 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨New Episode: The Hormuz Pressure Cooker and Oil Price Roulette @michaelallenJMA speaks with @ClaySeigle (@CSIS) on oil prices, Kharg Island, and what a closure really means. Plus, Rear Adm. @MarkCMontgomery (@FDD) on the naval stakes and resetting Iran's capabilities. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

General Joseph Votel breaks down the strategic "division of labor" between the U.S. and Israel, explaining why their targeting priorities differ as the conflict escalates. 🎧 Listen to @NatSecMatters here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

"Missile launching is a system." On @NatSecMatters General Joseph Votel explains how the U.S. uses intelligence and pattern analysis to hunt down Iranian missile networks, treating them with the same precision as a counter-terrorism operation. @michaelallenJMA 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

1/7 On @NatSecMatters, I asked Gen. Joseph Votel: could a special operations raid actually retrieve Iran's roughly 600kg of highly enriched uranium? open.spotify.com/episode/77Mz9x…

What are the cracks in Iran's political core — and can the U.S. and Israel exploit them? 🇮🇷 @michaelallenJMA sits down with Hudson Institute's @Doranimated — former NSC Senior Director — to break down Iran's internal power dynamics, the diverging interests of Washington and Jerusalem, and the likelihood of a citizen-led uprising to topple the regime. Listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

☢️A special ops raid for 400kg of uranium is no small feat. General Votel breaks down the significant number of troops and massive logistical footprint required to neutralize Iran's highly-enriched uranium — and gives his honest odds of success. Listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…

🚨NEW: What's the CENTCOM playbook for Iran. Gen. Joe Votel joins @michaelallenJMA on the Strait of Hormuz crisis, hunting missiles vs. drones, and what a raid to recover highly enriched uranium would require. 🎧podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nat…