S8 Ep546: FULL STREAM ### March 4: Operation Fury and Global Power Shifts (9) SEPTEMBER 1978 TEHRAN Headline: Operation Fury Decimates Iranian Defenses as Allies Watch Closely (10)

FULL STREAM
### March 4: Operation Fury and Global Power Shifts (9)
SEPTEMBER 1978 TEHRAN
Headline: Operation Fury Decimates Iranian Defenses as Allies Watch Closely (10)

Summary: By day five, "Operation Fury" has significantly degraded Iranian military capabilities, rendering Chinese and Russian-supplied missile defense systems ineffective. Victoria Coates reports that Iran is increasingly isolated, as Beijing and Moscow have declined requests for direct military help. China, while issuing statements about international law, is facing an energy squeeze as 25% of Gulf oil exports—much of which it relies on—are disrupted. General Blaine Holt discusses the "missile math" of the conflict, noting the asymmetry of $20,000 Iranian drones forcing the use of $4 million Patriot missiles, though massive US bombing campaigns have already serviced over 2,000 targets. Allied nations like Japan and Taiwan are closely monitoring the effectiveness of US missile defense technology for their own security templates. Meanwhile, the US Senatedebates war powers as the air campaign is expected to continue for several weeks. (11)

Guest(s): Victoria Coates (Heritage Foundation), Gordon Chang(Author), General Blaine Holt (USAF, Ret.), Steve Yates (Heritage Foundation). (12)