Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Biden to retaliate against Iran directly, and the muddled politics of war. They also cover allegations that UN employees in Gaza participated in the October 7th Hamas attack, the International Court of Justice’s ruling about genocide charges against Israel, and Nancy Pelosi’s odd criticism of activists calling for a ceasefire. They also discuss NATO member fears about Russia, Trump floating major tariffs on China, a Kenyan court blocking the deployment of police to Haiti, and French farmers laying siege to Paris. Then, Tommy speaks with Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, about Iranian proxy groups, why Iran funds them, and the US conventional wisdom that Iran can only be deterred through military action.
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The worst Secretary of State in history, Rex Tillerson
Can’t out-crazy Kim Jong-un
The Deep State Strikes Back
Bribes, Bibi and the future of Israel
Nuclear-armed frenemies
Held hostage in Syria
Inching closer to nuclear war
Why China loves Jared
Pod Save the World Live!
The Terrorist Interrogator
Iranian revolution
Drumbeat of war with North Korea
Infiltrating al Qaeda
Jerusalem went to Jared
On the ground in Burma
Mugabe is the George Washington of Zimbabwe
WTF happened in Lebanon and ISIS update
Trump’s adventures in Asia
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