Lt Col Berney Flowers on Iran : “Everybody loves a winner — and in the end the big dogs will win”

In this wide-ranging conversation with Niger Innis, Lt Col Berney Flowers, Former U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and former Department of Defense employee, delivers a candid analysis of the ongoing confrontation with Iran and its strategic, regional, and global implications.
Berney speaks from experience. A retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, he served nearly 21 years on active duty, including an assignment at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. His career included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, with missions across 22 countries and 43 U.S. states.
In this conversation, he discusses Iran’s asymmetric strategy in response to U.S. military superiority, the growing use of low-cost drones, the risks of a regional escalation, and above all the threat of domestic terrorism.
According to him, behind the confrontation with Iran lies a broader strategic struggle centered on energy routes, the Strait of Hormuz, and the balance of the global economy, with the rivalry involving China, Russia, and the BRICS bloc forming part of the larger geopolitical backdrop.
A conversation that sheds light on the military, security, and geopolitical dimensions of a conflict whose consequences extend far beyond the Middle East.