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Iran's Irregular Warfare

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:37:55 GMT

Stewart Webb and Dr. Chris Murray discuss the lopsidedness of the current conflict in Iran. Iran is targeting civilian infrastructure, while the US and Israel are attempting to put pressure on the regime through strikes on their leadership and military assets.

This discussion also highlights Kharg Island and the creation of an Iranian Axis Resistance 2.0 - relevant articles can also be found here:

US-Iran War: Iran has one card to play – al-Qaeda

https://defencereport.com/us-iran-war-iran-has-one-card-to-play-al-qaeda/

Taking Kharg Island will be America’s Mistake

https://defencereport.com/taking-kharg-island-will-be-americas-mistake/

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Iran: Inflection Point for Trump, Iran, and the West

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:06:33 GMT

Stewart Webb and Dr. Chris Murray discuss the inflection point occurring in the Middle East. Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at energy infrastructure and has closed the Strait of Hormuz. It may seem that the war is continuing longer than the Trump administration would have hoped.

Will Iran be the strategic failure of the Trump administration?

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Gaming for Peacekeeping

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Professor Walter Dorn from the Royal Military College of Canada and the Canadian Forces College joins Stewart Webb to discuss the latest developments in Dorn’s project of creating a peacekeeping training video game. It was a concept that Walter and Stewart put forth on DefenceReport 8 years ago, an academic paper followed, and Professor Dorn continued developing it. The first segment of the peacekeeping training video game is free on https://www.peacekeepingsim.net/

DefenceReport Article: https://defencereport.com/gaming-peace-a-call-for-peacekeeper-role/

International Peacekeeping Journal Article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13533312.2020.1721287

Where to Find the Peacekeeping Training Video Game: https://www.peacekeepingsim.net/

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Welcome to the DefenceReport Podcast

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:04:06 GMT

Welcome to the DefenceReport.com Podcast. We will be bringing you the latest defence, security, and international relations developments each week.

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