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The Young Turks

Hegseth Gets Caught - March 31, 2026

The Young Turks

TYT Network

Politics, Government, News

3.95.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump reportedly tells aides he’s willing to end the Iran war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a possible shift as confusion persists over the timeline—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admits it could be “three weeks… six to eight weeks… any number,” while scrutiny grows over his broker attempting defense investments ahead of the conflict. Markets reel as Wall Street closes its worst quarter in four years, adding economic pressure to the escalating crisis. Thanks to today's sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/tyt Just go to this exclusive web address right now to try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE: ziprecruiter.com/tyt If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — check out plaud.ai Explore opportunities in more than 60 countries and apply at http://PeaceCorps.gov/serve Use less data, get paid by switching to Noble Mobile: https://go.tyt.com/getnoble Thanks to our episode's sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/tyt Just go to this exclusive web address right now to try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE: ziprecruiter.com/tyt Check out Pocket Hose and use my code TYT for a great deal: https://www.getcopperhead.com If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — check out plaud.ai Explore opportunities in more than 60 countries and apply at http://PeaceCorps.gov/serve Use less data, get paid by switching to Noble Mobile: https://go.tyt.com/getnoble Hosts: Ana Kasparian SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE ☞  https://www.youtube.com/@TheYoungTurks FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK  ☞   https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturks TWITTER  ☞       https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM  ☞  https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturks TIKTOK  ☞          https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks 👕MERCH  ☞      https:/www.shoptyt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm going to What's up, everyone, welcome to TYT. I'm your host, Anna Kasparian. I am so excited for the show today.

1:08.0

Trita Parsi, the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft,

1:14.2

will be joining us in the second hour today.

1:16.8

He is an expert on foreign relations, international policy, foreign policy, and of course,

1:22.6

what's currently going down in Iran.

1:24.6

And I have a lot I want to ask him about, including some questions about

1:28.2

Iran's relationship to Armenia. They share a border. And, you know, Armenia is unfortunately

1:34.2

surrounded by some enemies. Iran is not one of them, surprisingly. And so considering that Iran is

1:41.2

one of Armenia's major trade partners, what does this mean, this war for a tiny

1:46.8

little Christian country? So we'll talk about that later in the second hour of the show.

1:51.2

We've got a lot to get to today, actually. We'll talk a little bit more about the economic

1:56.2

ramifications of this now regional war in the Middle East that was sparked by the United States and Israel attacking Iran.

2:03.6

We'll also get into some details about what Trump is saying about negotiations that don't exist.

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