In this edition of TV7 Editor’s Note, host Jonathan Haslam sits down with former Assistant Secretary General of NATO and Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Marshall Billingsley. Together, they break down why current U.S. signals might be missing the mark with Tehran, the radical policy shifts needed to alter Iran’s calculus, and how a fracturing Saudi-UAE dynamic impacts the threat of Houthi proxies in the Red Sea.
The regional standoff is intensifying. Following multiple waves of overnight U.S. airstrikes targeting IRGC infrastructure and tactical hotspots, the scale of the conflict is shifting. From drone and missile volleys hitting Gulf nations to a tense maritime blockade, both sides are testing the boundaries of escalation.