General Jim Mattis and Ryan Holiday on the war in Iran and Stoicism in the military

Podcast: Firing Line with Margaret Hoover · Firing Line With Margaret Hoover

Opublikowano: 2026-03-21

Former Four Star Marine General Jim Mattis and best selling author and popular podcaster Ryan Holiday join Margaret Hoover to talk about the war in Iran, the Trump administration’s “murky” endgame, and the role of Stoic philosophy in military leadership. This interview was recorded as part of the Hoover Institution’s “Ideas That Made U.S.” series at Stanford University. Mattis– who led the Pentagon for two years in President Trump’s first term–discusses what he learned about Iran in his four decades of military service and why he doubts the regime will collapse due to U...