
‘Strategically appalling’: Britain’s greatest military expert on Trump’s Iran war
From Iran: The Latest
Published 3/12/2026

From Iran: The Latest
Published 3/12/2026
Does the US war with Iran make strategic sense? No, says Britain’s foremost military expert and strategist, Sir Lawrence Freedman.Talking to Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey on The Telegraph’s Iran: The Latest podcast, Sir Lawrence shares his damning verdict of Donald Trump’s military operation…