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US Special Forces Launched Something That Shouldn't Exist… Iran Is Doomed

34 min · 24. maj 2026
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Check out our NEW Iran Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Tw7RtygUN5B0Hl5N8OKRD?si=sYIhu-CESEuMuADozVQdwQ [https://open.spotify.com/show/5Tw7RtygUN5B0Hl5N8OKRD?si=sYIhu-CESEuMuADozVQdwQ] US Special Forces Launched Something That Shouldn't Exist… Iran Is DoomedIn this episode… we unpack the dramatic story of Operation Eagle Claw the failed 1980 U.S. mission to rescue American hostages in Iran and how that disaster completely transformed American special operations. The episode walks through the chaos of the mission, from sandstorms and mechanical failures to deadly mistakes in the desert, and explains how the humiliation pushed the U.S. to build elite forces like Delta Force, SEAL Team 6, and the Night Stalkers. It also connects that turning point to later missions involving Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and modern counterterrorism operations, showing how one failed rescue mission reshaped the future of U.S. military strategy.

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