by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 21, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
Three ONE retired Marine Infantry Officer, Maj Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), the lone Mensa Brother to show up today… joins Maj Mike McNamara, USMCR (ret) today on ALL MARINE RADIO.
TODAY’S TOPICS:
- General observations on the past week’s events
- The Strait of Hormuz problem — how does it get resolved?
- The 11th MEU heads west
- Former CENTCOM Commanding General Frank McKenzie, USMC (ret), sat down with Bill Hamblet and Paul Giarra at USNI (US Naval Institute) and gave his thoughts on different aspects of what he’s seen in the Iran War… It is well worth your time to watch the interview. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKDSi9r5bE
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 20, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, paid a formal visit to the White House yesterday, which included a State Dinner. The timing of the event was deliberate, to reinforce US/Japan relations BEFORE President Trump was supposed to head to China. We’ll ask Col Grant Newsham, USMC (ret), to explain how, given the following, Japan won’t support the US’s request for mine sweeping ships to help clear the Strait of Hormuz:
- Japan gets 90% of its oil from the Middle East
- The US has guaranteed Japan that it will defend it with both nuclear and conventional forces if China attacks
Hmmmmmmmmmm… something isn’t adding up to me.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 16, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
Four retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch, and host Mike McNamara discuss the war in Iran. Today’s topics:
- Kharg Island — now that we’ve struck it… what do we do next?
- A Marine Expeditionary Unit is enroute to the North Arabian Sea — how will they be used?ALT
- The Israeli Defense Force is getting ready to go into Lebanon again… will they stay in that part of Lebanon for a while?
- Do the Israelis have another card up their sleeve in Iran?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 13, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Middle East
Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He is also a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political, and economic matters. Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He also served as reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific and was the U.S. Marine Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on two occasions.
He joined ALL MARINE RADIO today to talk about:
- The IRGC’s “intelligence estimate” on October 6, 2023 — wrong on every account
- The Straits of Hormuz
- Why inflicting pain on Iran is important
- Is ‘regime change” possible?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 11, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
“Once over lightly…” as they used to say in my barbershop. Here is what Mac, Tim Lynch & Will Costantini, all retired Marine Corps officers, are talking about today.
- A POLL QUESTION: Should the President of the United States ever say… “No boots on the ground…” or remove any option during a war?
- How do you define the term “boots on the ground” that has come to be a synonym for “nation-building”?
- A possible IRGC perspective: Given our history in that region… we’ve wrecked their stuff before… we’ve fought their proxies before… and we always begin with great fanfare… and they survive it… Then, their proxies begin to make us pay… and great victories devolve into not-so-great departures and questionable long-term results. THE IRGC KNOW THIS HISTORY… THEY KNOW AMERICA HAS A GLASS JAW. Thoughts?
- If regime change were to happen in Iran, how would it happen? What has to take place for that to occur?
- The use of cluster munitions over cities… interesting. I recall that when the United States used them during the Gulf War against Iraqi dismounted soldiers, the American media alleged that it was a “war crime”… hmmmmmmm. Now, Iran uses them against civilians, carried to cities on ballistic missiles, and nobody says a word. Thoughts?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 8, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
As we consider how the war in Iran will be concluded, we hear a lot about the “ethnic groups of Iran,” but few people understand where these groups are located inside of Iran, or how large they are, or what their history with the Iranian Government is. Major Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), will solve that knowledge problem for us today.
We’ll also discuss the latest news from the war.
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