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In the latest episode of Russia Decoded, hosts Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday unpack how Russian media has responded to growing fractures in the Western alliance.

March 15, 2026: A Tale of Two Military Operations

Growing criticism of the US–Israeli strikes on Iran has exposed an unusual lack of cohesion between the United States and its key allies. NATO members, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain, have broadly rejected President Trump’s calls to send military vessels to secure and unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Public opinion in the Gulf has soured as people have begun to feel as though the United States is responsible for bringing war to their homes, while domestically, the Iran War has the least support of any military conflict in modern history. The cracks in traditional American alliances........

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