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Lawfare Daily: Iran Will Retaliate in the U.S., and We May Not See It in Time

Michael Feinberg, Troy Edwards
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 7:00 AM
How may Iran respond to Operation Epic Fury?
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In this episode, Lawfare Public Service Fellow Troy Edwards joins Lawfare Senior Editor Michael Feinberg to discuss Iran’s history of drawing from a robust retaliatory toolkit and international proxy network to extend its reach around the world, including in the United States. Reviewing Iran’s recent attempts at retaliating against the U.S. after the last major escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions—the U.S. drone strike killing IRGC-QF Commander Qassim Soleimani in January 2020—Troy and Mike discuss what Iran could do now after Operation Epic Fury. Only this time, they survey the current administration’s damage done to the national security apparatus that may have us unprepared.

This episode builds from Troy Edwards’s piece with others that can be found on Lawfare: “Iran Will Retaliate in the U.S. We May Not See It in Time.”

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Michael Feinberg

Michael Feinberg

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Michael Feinberg is a former Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he spent the overwhelming majority of his career combatting the PRC’s intelligence services. He is a recipient and multiple times nominee of the FBI’s highest recognition, the Director’s Award for Excellence, as well as numerous other Bureau honors and ODNI commendations. Prior to his service with the FBI, he was an attorney in both private and public practice. The opinions presented here are entirely his own and not those of the U.S. government.
Troy Edwards

Troy Edwards

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Troy Edwards is a Public Service Fellow at Lawfare and a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He served as the Deputy Chief of the National Security Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and previously as an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He joined the Department through its Honors Program at the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. The opinions presented here are entirely his own and not those of the U.S. government.
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