179. Trump’s Iran Talks Are Breaking Down - Who’s in Charge?

The Rest Is Politics: US

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Has Trump managed to contain Iran? Does Trump have a competency problem in his cabinet? And, is Kash Patel’s drinking problem out of control? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politics every week with ad-free listening, members-only miniseries, early access to live show tickets and a bonus members-only Q&A podcast every week. Sign up at ⁠therestispoliticsus.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠therestispoliticsus@goalhanger.com⁠⁠ Video Editor: Kieron Leslie Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Producers: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Executive Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.3	Welcome to the Restis Politics US with me, Katty K.
0:41.3	Katty K.
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0:43.3	Camper, Katty K.
0:45.3	Welcome back.
0:46.3	Are you like super impressed?
0:49.3	I am super impressed that you could be in a camper somewhere in Utah where my wife and I's idea of
0:56.3	camping is the four seasons or the M and Gary yacht. Those are my ways of camp, but that's okay.
1:02.0	Well, as you know, that is secretly my idea of camping too. However, Tom, my husband had wanted
1:08.0	to do this trip for ages and being the very nice wife that I am. I think I get
1:13.4	a lot of brownie points for this. You had everything going well on this vacation because there's
1:18.0	nobody on your staff that had vacation envy, nobody, and you and you policed your husband.
1:24.5	It turns out that the great parks of Utah have almost no cell phone reception.
1:28.8	So here was my takeaway from last week.
1:31.1	A ton of stuff happened and almost nothing changed.
1:34.6	As we're recording this Monday 9.30 a.m., I'm just checking my phone because there is
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