Another Iran War Pivot & Rubio's Trip to the Vatican Amid Growing Tensions!

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This morning, we break down the latest twists in the Iran crisis as the U.S. waits on Iran’s response to a proposed framework aimed at ending the conflict. The messaging continues to shift by the hour, talks, threats, ceasefires, sanctions, military pressure...it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell what the actual strategy is anymore. We’ll also discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV after months of tensions fueled by Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the pope over the Iran war and other issues. Then we pivot back to the growing list of legal and political cases raising concerns about the state of American democracy, including the Louise Lucas case and broader questions about the use of government power, political retaliation, and election interference fears ahead of the midterms. Don is in transit this morning, so attorney, legal analyst, and friend of the show Monique Pressley will be guest hosting. Want to see more from Monique Pressley? Check out her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MoniquePressleyTV This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is brought to you by Aura Frames. Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DONLEMON. Promo Code DONLEMON This episode is sponsored by FFRF. Visit https://ffrf.us/don or text DON 511511 to join or learn more. Because freedom belongs to all of us. Text Fees May Apply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6	He's not here this morning.
0:46.4	He'll be back with you later today.
0:48.1	But in the meantime, it's your sister, it's your friend.
0:50.8	It's your fellow Lemonhead.
0:53.2	Happy to be with the Lemon Nation to keep Don's seat warm, it's your fellow Lemonhead. Happy to be with the limination, to keep done, seat
0:56.6	warm, to keep the mic hot, and to bring you, of course, all the news you can use and break it down
1:02.8	with the experts, with the people who we have here who know far more than me about all the topics.
1:09.3	There is so much, frankly, to be discussed.
1:13.0	It was tough to figure out what comes first and why there's never a dull moment with
1:18.2	this Trump administration.
1:20.3	We have wars.
1:21.8	We have rumors of wars.
1:24.0	We have domestic concerns like the Supreme Court taking a hatchet to the VRA, to the Voter's
1:32.5	Rights Act. We have so much that we could be discussing and we're going to bring you the best
1:38.7	we possibly can. Starting with, it looks like maybe, perhaps, that we can't believe anything that the current occupant of the White House says, it looks like we may be close to a deal that would end the Iran war, the unnecessary war of choice.
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