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The Editors

Episode 745: Israel, Iran, and Us

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4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Editors, Rich, Phil, Ramesh, and Dominic discuss the U.S.’s negotiations with Iran, the terrible arson attack on Josh Shapiro’s home, and the anniversary of ‘the shot heard ‘round the world.’

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0:00.0

The Trump team nix is an Israeli attack on Iran, and a pro-Palestinian nut attacks Josh Shapiro's home.

0:23.2

Plus, the 250th anniversary of the shot heard around the world.

0:28.1

We'll discuss all this more on this edition of the editors.

0:31.1

I'm Rich Lauer, and I'm joined as always by the grillmaster Phil Klein, the lapidary, Ramesh, Pin Pino and the Dominic Pino.

0:38.0

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0:40.9

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0:45.8

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0:49.2

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0:52.2

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0:58.7

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1:01.1

I said anything.

1:03.0

So Phil Klein, a blockbuster story in the New York Times.

1:08.1

The kind of story you'd prefer not to see in the New York Times. A lot of

1:12.4

people talked about really sensitive matters that they shouldn't have talked about. The story

1:17.6

really screws Israel, but we knew there's a lot of entry going on with regard to the administration's

1:24.1

Iran policy and the direct slash indirect negotiations with Iran and what the goal

1:31.4

of that negotiation might be Steve Whitkoff. The negotiators gone back and forth about that.

1:36.4

We'll get into that a little bit as well. But the Times story relates that Netanyahu is not

1:42.6

here mainly to talk about tariffs and how Israel could get

1:46.8

tariff release, relief, which was like the top line story during the visit.

1:51.1

He was here to talk about the possibility of an Israeli strike against Iran, a potentially

1:57.7

very extensive strike, not just bombing, but a commando raid.

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