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‘We Need to Respond to Their Attacks with Force’
An elderly Iranian man holds an anti-U.S. flag while standing under the Iranian single-stage, road-mobile, solid-propelled missile, Zolfaghar Basir. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Matt Pottinger on how to handle the Iranian regime.
By Oliver Wiseman
10.27.23
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At points of acute geopolitical crisis, it’s generally a good idea to listen to people with practical experience. Theory is one thing; real-world decision making is another. And too few commentators know what it means to make quick calls with imperfect information in such high-stakes moments. 

For years, Matt Pottinger was an observer: a reporter for The

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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