Ayatollah Be Thy Name: Trump’s War Without a Plan

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. and Israel have officially decapitated the Iranian leadership. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the first 48 hours of a conflict that is rapidly spiraling out of control. While the administration claims a swift victory, the reality suggests a massive regional war is only just beginning. Donald Trump is already shifting his timeline for the conflict in every media appearance. The hosts examine his rambling press availability where he discussed military projections and ballroom curtains in the same breath. It is clear that the leader of the free world has no long-term goal for this campaign. The conversation dives into the terrifying logistics of the Iranian response. Iran is currently firing missiles in all directions to test the limits of American munitions. The hosts discuss the high cost of defense and the possibility of running out of interceptors within weeks. This episode also covers growing dissent within the American military apparatus. Leaks from the officer class suggest the Pentagon explicitly warned against this strike. Finally, the duo looks at domestic fallout and the immediate push for authoritarian crackdowns. The empire is flagging and the people at the wheel are currently eating the game piec

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. Welcome to the Muck Craig podcast. I'm Joe DeSex. I'm here with my fellow Muck Boy. Nick Hasman. How you doing, bud?
0:07.8	Careful. I'm calling me. Making sure people understand.
0:12.8	For the Muck Boys. What are you talking about? That's what we do. We follow in it.
0:17.5	But the importance of one letter, I suppose. Yes. I don't see the downside whatsoever in that nickname.
0:22.2	All right.
0:22.4	I'll be a muck boy.
0:23.2	The good old muck boys.
0:25.0	Everybody, we have incredible show for you today.
0:29.2	We have to cover the first two days of this ever-expanding and chaotic war.
0:36.5	Of course, for those of you who listened to our emergency podcast on Saturday,
0:40.2	a ton of shit has went down and revealed itself, which is so, so much fun.
0:44.6	Before we do that, though, please head over to, I can't even remember,
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0:53.8	weekender episodes on Fridays that you already listen to the preview of.
0:57.6	And also support us.
0:58.5	We need your help right now.
1:00.1	In case you haven't been able to tell, the shit has hit the fan.
1:04.1	And you're going to need people like us to sort of sort through this in a way regular media has not.
1:10.4	Everybody, since we recorded the emergency podcast on Saturday afternoon, a whole hell of a lot
1:17.4	has happened.
1:17.9	It was reported that the Ayatollah Khomeini was killed within the first 30 seconds of the joint
1:24.3	strike between the United States and Israel, as well as large swaths of Iranian leadership.
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