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The Take

How Trump’s Iran war is driving military dissent

The Take

Al Jazeera

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.7748 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

As the US expands its war with Iran, opposition is growing - not just among the public, but inside the military itself. Some service members are questioning orders, exploring conscientious objection, and speaking out. What’s driving this shift, and how far could it go?

In this episode: 

  • Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner), Executive Director of the Center on Conscience & War 

Episode credits: 

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Tamara Khandaker, and Sarí El-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Tuleen Barakat, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Noor Wazwaz. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.

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0:00.0

Al Jazeera Podcasts.

0:07.0

Today, the U.S. war with Iran is sparking doubt from within.

0:15.0

We're here, dozens and dozens of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, we're here because

0:21.9

you don't want service members today to make the same mistakes.

0:26.8

As opposition to the war with Iran grows, some inside the U.S. military are starting to question

0:32.4

what they're being asked to do.

0:36.8

I'm U.Kabilalal and this is the take.

0:46.2

Hey everyone. As always, we'd love to hear how today's topic is resonating with you.

0:51.9

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0:56.9

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1:01.5

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1:03.7

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1:09.9

Now, here's today's show. My name's Mike Prysner. I'm the executive

1:16.2

director at the Center on Conscience and War. Mike, welcome to the take. It's really good to have you.

1:21.7

I want to start with this moment that's gone viral. It happened at the music festival, Coachella, in California, where I am.

1:29.7

And in this clip, Julian Casablanca, who's the lead singer of the rock band, The Strokes, was on stage,

1:36.8

and he'd said something that took some of the people in the crowd by surprise.

1:42.0

You guys excited about the draft?

1:44.7

Oh, wait, no, not the NFL draft.

1:46.8

I'm talking about in six months.

1:49.5

I think everyone's going to have to register who's eligible for the military.

1:53.6

You guys excited?

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