Topic

Iran

US military and diplomatic entanglement with Iran, from the 1953 coup through the JCPOA and beyond.

Patrick Bet-David says foreign leaders snubbed JD Vance because they think Marco Rubio will be president next
Culture

Patrick Bet-David says foreign leaders snubbed JD Vance because they think Marco Rubio will be president next

The PBD Podcast turned a few awkward diplomatic clips into a 2028 power read, and the read says JD Vance has a respect problem.

Aug 22, 2026
Max Amini says Jimmy Carter helped put Ayatollah Khomeini in power to hold back Iran
Culture

Max Amini says Jimmy Carter helped put Ayatollah Khomeini in power to hold back Iran

On Club Random, the Iranian American comedian walked into a classic diaspora theory and Bill Maher, of all people, played the skeptic.

Aug 17, 2026
Cenk Uygur says Israel blocks an Iran peace deal every time Trump moves toward peace
The Diary of a CEO·Culture

Cenk Uygur says Israel blocks an Iran peace deal every time Trump moves toward peace

On The Diary of a CEO, Uygur argued that Trump has a deal available with Iran, but Benjamin Netanyahu keeps pushing him back toward war.

Jul 16, 2026
Cenk Uygur says Israel gave America a list of seven countries to attack after 9/11
The Diary of a CEO·Culture

Cenk Uygur says Israel gave America a list of seven countries to attack after 9/11

The Young Turks host turns a Diary of a CEO Iran debate into a blunt accusation about U.S. foreign policy, while Kevin O'Leary argues the real issue is stopping Iran from getting a bomb.

Jul 15, 2026
Patrick Bet-David says Iranian mourners held Kill Trump banners while the U.S. was negotiating with Iran
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Patrick Bet-David says Iranian mourners held Kill Trump banners while the U.S. was negotiating with Iran

The PBD Podcast turns a funeral clip into an argument against negotiating with a regime whose street theater still knows exactly which American buttons to push.

Jul 15, 2026
Ben Rhodes Told You So: The JCPOA Was Right, the Iran War Was Dumb, and Everyone Knew It
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart·Culture

Ben Rhodes Told You So: The JCPOA Was Right, the Iran War Was Dumb, and Everyone Knew It

The former Obama deputy national security advisor walks Jon Stewart through a decade of foreign policy failure, and the argument is depressingly airtight.

Jun 5, 2026