🚨 Next Escalation: USA Out of Options, Iran's New Zero-Tolerance Strategy | Dr. Arta Moeini

<p>As operation &quot;Economic Furry&quot; or &quot;Economic D-Day&quot; is still born, the USA once again resorts to strikes on civilians to terrorize the nation of Iran. But Tehran already gave its answers by striking at US bases in Jordan, in &quot;hot pursuit&quot; of the fleeing US troop deployments.Dr. Arta Moeini, managing director of U.S. operations at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, assesses the Iran-US war, competing Iranian approaches to deterrence and escalation, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s strategic resilience. He also introduces Reclaiming America First, an initiative examining a realist US foreign policy and a post-American regional order in the Middle East.Links:Arta Moeini: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUmhtaFk4M3dCNTMyMTJzakE5Y3psLXxBTl9pYzRmeUEycDNjX2MyTVQzY005RlI5SnJ3UVpPcV8wUmhtaE1iVU95MGV0dDR4YklSTk9oT001RHM1UW82eks2VHFock9zWFA5bEFUVUxIdDA0enRyRlZsUFo3bGQtX1Jo&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpeacediplomacy.org%2F&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://peacediplomacy.org</a>Arta Moeini on X: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVDBHZHYwZW1qeEhIekk0RUNqbG5PdXxBTl9pYzRjekFNbEZVNUF1Zld0S3c5dVhob21raTZMWTY5ajdFVWVSZ3A1RDJrMjBkekxSNnVFNFhaNUxxQjRvem80c3VTSFRDQjliNEpSTTNHMkFxQ3czeDVSMnBGT01UVjEt&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FArtaMoeini&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/ArtaMoeini</a>Welcome to Fortress Iran: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUWk3c0ZZTTZzdWg5UllHa05vY3VJMnxBTl9pYzRmYnZsQ2dGNGpMRUcySmg1UThaYldtRDhhOHBhbTEzVmZFN0pwd21WOEsxQzFoMjlLbktHNWEzTUlwbl9UVVBFNXQ4RGYzUXBVZjNzNXpJOE43RzVrQ29UQmU5SEp3&q=https%3A%2F%2Funherd.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fwelcome-to-fortress-iran%2F&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://unherd.com/2026/08/welcome-to...</a>Neutrality Studies substack: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU1JiTXNRSXNxN0FjYy0xanJlYU5adXxBTl9pYzRmc0gtZld1M2JlYlhIRlpjYm1IcnpXcFh6bHpUcDRuVFZYVVIyVC0tWlhUZ05oRDI1cDVVZi1CMHU4TFhFM2Q0ejI3ckFsY3RWSm5YU3lUaUw5eTc1a3c5dy1lZ1lF&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpascallottaz.substack.com%2F&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://pascallottaz.substack.com</a>Merch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU09kcTlfUlJoU1dqaHduQ2RqRlJ4cHxBTl9pYzRjWm9hMWVSVkJ2VUEyLXlfZGlyZjVTQjdNQm9QcnUxRlhWRWxKRU9tSjNFaTNIZzdydnpKN2hwNUh0OWxQUy1aS1RpaFhEcGtub1ZzSUlCMkpEd3JYaFVvVUJENVJi&q=https%3A%2F%2Fneutralitystudies.com%2Fshop&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://neutralitystudies.com/shop</a>Donation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUzd6eUNtZEg4RldybW5jNk40aXc3THxBTl9pYzRjYzYySmFwdTJmekNJcThLd2h3RWN0YXZCbUZuclpMRFJ3dXBTUjIxUVg1WWtuejU4S0dxaUxTS0xvS2ZQWlBfbjh4Y09OTmJqQWw3NGNQZHVQWk0yYW9EN3lFZFlL&q=https%3A%2F%2Fneutralitystudies.com%2Fdonate&v=Z2GNo2ToBkM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://neutralitystudies.com/donate</a>Timestamps:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM">00:00:00</a> Introduction and Iran war update<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=64s">00:01:04</a> Fortress Iran and US strategy<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=358s">00:05:58</a> MOU violations and Hormuz blockade<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=844s">00:14:04</a> Iran’s leverage and escalation options<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=1328s">00:22:08</a> Competing Iranian strategic approaches<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=1728s">00:28:48</a> Proportionality, deterrence and initiative<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=2241s">00:37:21</a> Can Iran sustain a long war?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2GNo2ToBkM&t=2688s">00:44:48</a> Strategic loneliness and external partners<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch