Maya Rudolph | Trump Violates Iran War Deadline, Claims "Mini War" Is Over as US and Iran Trade Fire: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Seth takes a closer look at the Trump administration arguing that the war with Iran is over.
Then, Maya Rudolph talks about making her Broadway debut in "Oh, Mary!," compares performing on a theater stage to her SNL days and reflects on attending the 2026 Oscars for a "Bridesmaids" reunion and to support her partner Paul Thomas Anderson.
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| 0:00.0 | During a military Mother's Day event today, President Trump claimed that the autocorrect feature on his phone used to change First Lady Melania Trump's name to Melanie until he had the Pentagon fix it. |
| 0:12.9 | You went to the Pentagon for this? |
| 0:16.5 | No wonder we're still at war. Everyone, stop what you're doing. I can't turn off the flashlight feature. |
| 0:28.1 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:31.0 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:34.6 | On today's show, Seth talks to actress and comedian Maya Rudolph, but first, |
| 0:39.0 | a closer look. |
| 0:46.1 | The Trump administration is now arguing that the war with Iran is over because it has a new name, |
| 0:52.5 | but it might start again if Iran doesn't agree |
| 0:55.3 | to what it's already agreed to, |
| 0:56.8 | and the goal is to open the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 0:58.8 | which was already open before the war started. |
| 1:01.5 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:07.6 | From day one, almost everything about this war |
| 1:09.8 | has been confusing and unclear. What are the objectives? How long will it take? Which country are we bombing? |
| 1:14.6 | He has the ability to come back and declare war and ask for Congress to declare war on Iraq. |
| 1:20.6 | Ooh! So close. So you were off by just one letter. |
| 1:26.6 | Terrifying time to have by just one letter. |
| 1:30.8 | Terrifying time to have a name one letter away from Iran. |
| 1:34.1 | If you're watching this and your name is Ira, you better watch the fuck out. |
| 1:39.1 | Yeah, yeah, I've been guilty of some nuclear frucian in the bedroom. |
| 1:43.0 | Stop by if you ever want to enrich some uranium. Not that I want to be too hard on Mark Wayne Mullen for being one letter off, |
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