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Andrew Harding, senior associate for national security coalitions at The Heritage Foundation, and Jacob Olidort, director of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, join NTD to share their analysis of ‘Project Freedom,’ the new phase of operations in the conflict with Iran. The project shifts military operations to a more economic focus, they explain, and outline what we can expect in the coming weeks.

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