Welcome back to Podsave the World. This is Tommy Vittor. Ben Rhodes in Chicago. Ben, what's

going on in Chicago, man? Just seeing some world-os, man. Talking to some college kids.

I love it. The University of Chicago here on the Southside, Barack Obama's roots. So it's

good to be back here. Those kids are intimidatingly smart. Be careful. They're wicked smart. It's

interesting. I did not get in here either. No, I didn't even apply it. This week, we're going

to talk, Iran. We're going to talk about which Fox News hosts are encouraging Trump to pardon

people accused of committing war crimes. That is not a joke. A New York Times report on

Bernie's foreign policy views in the 80s. This week in far-right politics and countries

that start with A and why milkshakes are the hottest new form of protest. Then, Palestinian

American human rights attorney Nora Erichad joins to talk about Trump's Middle East peace

plan and what it will take to create a new Palestinian state. You ready, Ben? I'm ready

to roll. Alright, let's start with an Iran check-in. So, as all of our listeners know,

you and I were quite worried about the risk of conflict with Iran. As recently as last

week, my blood pressure went down a little bit when I started to read stories that seemed

like maybe authorized leaks trying to ratchet down some of the tension. But then our

Rattle smashing president tweeted, if Iran wants to fight, that will be the official

end of Iran, never threaten the United States again, which frankly echoed a tweet he sent.

That was basically the same a year ago. Today, the acting defense secretary said that the

Iranian threats were, quote, unquote, on hold because of all the things the Trump administration

has been doing. So, Ben, I guess my question is, how you feel on at this point? Where's

your anxiety meter with Kamsu Iran? Well, the anxiety meter is down a little bit.

And I want to make a point that I think is important for people listening. It kind

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