Iranian regime needs to take Trump ‘very seriously’, former US diplomat says

Former U.S. diplomat and Ret. U.S. Army Col. Joel Rayburn discusses rising Middle East tensions, autonomous weapons and Operation Epic Fury on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Joel Rayburn, a Hudson Institute Senior Fellow, details the escalating use of autonomous weapons, like Iran's Shahed-136 drones, in modern warfare. Rayburn emphasizes the strategic shift toward AI-driven battlefields and the U.S.'s need to adapt to new threats. He analyzes critical infrastructure vulnerability and how military commanders assess risk.