The US-Iran war in its fifth month and the shrinking off-ramp
Dr Hellyer joined CNN Newsroom with Lynda Kinkade to discuss the US-Iran war, then in its fifth month, and the shrinking space for an off-ramp. He argued that the Trump administration misread how the Iranian regime operates.
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H.A. Hellyer, interview by Lynda Kinkade, “The US-Iran war in its fifth month and the shrinking off-ramp,” CNN, 16 July 2026, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hahellyer_i-joined-cnn-newsroom-with-lynda-kinkade-activity-7483426651817558017-5TqR.
Hellyer, H.A. (2026, July 16). The US-Iran war in its fifth month and the shrinking off-ramp [Interview by Lynda Kinkade]. CNN. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hahellyer_i-joined-cnn-newsroom-with-lynda-kinkade-activity-7483426651817558017-5TqR
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