EPISODE 200 (PART 1) — Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins The Erin Molan Show for an urgent, detailed briefing on Iran, Pickaxe Mountain, Israel and President Trump’s next move.

What is really happening inside Iran right now? Why has Tehran avoided directly attacking Israel? How much of Iran’s nuclear program was actually destroyed—and what could still be buried beneath the ground?

Richard Goldberg is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and previously served on President Trump’s National Security Council as director for countering Iranian weapons of mass destruction.

In this wide-ranging Iran war update, Goldberg explains why Iran’s economy may be entering a “death spiral,” the current pressure surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the condition of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and why the deeply fortified facility known as Pickaxe Mountain could become Trump’s next major target.

Goldberg also reveals:

• Whether Iran recovered during the ceasefire
• What remains of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile
• Why Pickaxe Mountain matters
• How close Iran previously came to nuclear breakout
• Why Iran appears reluctant to attack Israel
• How Israel could respond to another Iranian strike
• The military and economic options available to Trump
• Why the Iranian people could ultimately become the decisive factor

This is one of the most comprehensive assessments of Iran’s current military, nuclear and economic position—and what may happen next.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Richard Goldberg joins Episode 200
00:28 The current state of the Iran conflict
03:58 Iran’s economic “death spiral”
04:57 Did the ceasefire help Iran recover?
08:08 How close Iran came to a nuclear weapon
10:01 Why Pickaxe Mountain matters
11:20 What remains of Iran’s nuclear program?
13:39 Iran’s ballistic missile threat explained
16:32 Why Iran is not attacking Israel
17:47 What will President Trump do next?
20:03 Trump’s strategy for defeating the regime
21:30 The Iranian people could change everything

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