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ILTV Israel News
Aug. 7, 2025
General Votel: Israel's operations in Iran “stunning” in scope, domination
ABC News
Jun. 17, 2025
Fox News: President Trump is trying to put as much pressure as possible on the Iranian regime
Fox News
Jun. 12, 2025
Fox News: Israel has the ability to do a lot of damage, says Gen. Joseph Votel
ABC
Jun. 15, 2025
ABC News' Martha Raddatz: Fordow can be harmed without ‘necessarily’ destroying ‘everything underground’
Bloomberg TV
Jun. 26, 2025
Balance of Power: Total System Assessment on Iran Underway: Retired General Votel
Fox News
Jun. 25, 2025
America’s Newsroom: Rubio blasts Iran strike leakers as “professional stabbers” (Votel Analysis)
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All Press and Engagements
Aug. 22, 2022
VOA News
VOA Panel: What Happened in Afghanistan
Jul. 25, 2022
The Cipher Brief
The Middle East and the Cost of Strategic Inconsistency
Jan. 26, 2022
The Cipher Brief
How Iran is Winning, One Attack at a Time
Sep. 9, 2021
Defense One
Between Then and Now, They Did Not Die in Vain
Aug. 27, 2021
KTTZ Radio
Aug. 15, 2021
The Cipher Brief
The Painful Lessons of Afghanistan
Jul. 18, 2021
We Are The Mighty
Former SOCOM, CENTCOM Commander Wants No One Left Behind in Afghanistan
Former SOCOM, CENTCOM Commander Wants No One Left Behind in Afghanistan
Apr. 10, 2021
Cal Walters
General (Ret.) Joseph Votel — On Confidence, Habits, and Culture
General (Ret.) Joseph Votel — On Confidence, Habits, and Culture
Mar. 26, 2021
C-Span
Senate Homeland Security Hearing on Emergency Preparedness
Jun. 9, 2020
The Cipher Brief
An Apolitical Military is Essential to Maintaining Balance Among US Institutions
An Apolitical Military is Essential to Maintaining Balance Among US Institutions
Feb. 5, 2020
The Jerusalem Post
Ex-CENTCOM Chief Joseph Votel Talks To ‘Post’ About The Post-Soleimani Era
Ex-CENTCOM Chief Joseph Votel Talks To ‘Post’ About The Post-Soleimani Era
Jan. 9, 2020
Foreign Policy
‘We Will Have to Wait and See if Iran Is Done’
Nov. 24, 2019
Minnesota Military Radio
This Week We Talk With a Retired U.S. Army Four-Star General from Minnesota
This Week We Talk With a Retired U.S. Army Four-Star General from Minnesota
Oct. 22, 2019
NBC
Trump’s Former Generals, From James Mattis to Joseph Votel, Sound an Unprecedented Warning
Trump’s Former Generals, From James Mattis to Joseph Votel, Sound an Unprecedented Warning
Oct. 21, 2019
The Atlantic
How to Protect America After the Syria Withdrawal