Jonathan Hackett
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Capabilities Specialist and security commentator. He explains what a downed aircrew member would do on the ground and how a rescue mission might unfold inside Iran.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 46min
Trump attacks Iran with 'major combat operations' to oust regime - what next?
Jonathan Hackett, a former US Marine special-operations intelligence officer and Iran specialist, offers battlefield-tested analysis. He discusses planning behind the strikes, an alleged escape offer for Iran’s leadership, why decapitation alone will not end the regime, risks of fragmentation, and the limits of munitions and post-strike planning.
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Apr 4, 2026 • 28min
US in desperate search for missing aviator in Iran
Jonathan Hackett, a retired US Marine special operations specialist, breaks down the tense search for a missing American aviator in Iran and what survival on the ground could look like. The conversation tracks risky rescue scenarios, pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, Cuba’s mass prisoner releases, a powerful film on school shootings, and why the Winter Games were unusually clean.
