Special Report: Understanding the Conflict with Iran (PLUS a Listener Q&A)

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The conflict between the United States and Iran has escalated over the past year, with the United States launching its most recent strikes against Iran on February 28th. In this episode of UNBIASED Politics, we walk through the full timeline of events leading up to the latest U.S. strikes, including the collapse of nuclear negotiations, the 2025 attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and the renewed wave of strikes in early 2026. We also break down the bigger picture behind the conflict, including Iran’s nuclear program and the history of the 2015 nuclear deal, why preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons has bipartisan support in the U.S., how discussions of regime change fit into the broader strategy, and how the 1979 Iranian Revolution reshaped relations between the United States and Iran. Finally, we answer some of the biggest questions listeners have asked: What are the main arguments for and against U.S. involvement? How likely is regime change in Iran? Could these strikes be unconstitutional or illegal under international law? And what’s the difference between declaring war and what’s happening now? SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠FREE NEWSLETTER⁠. ⁠Watch⁠ this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠. All sources for this episode can be found ⁠here.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.7	welcome back to unbiased your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis
0:35.8	welcome back to unbiased politics.
0:38.9	Today is Monday, March 16th, and we are taking a break from Unbiased University to talk about
0:45.0	the ongoing conflict in Iran.
0:47.2	I know this episode is obviously a couple weeks overdue, but as you all likely know at this
0:52.5	point, if you've been tuning into Unbiased University,
0:55.3	I have been on maternity leave since the end of February. So this was just really the soonest I
1:00.6	could get around to putting out an episode. Now, obviously, the situation between the United
1:05.9	States and Iran is constantly changing and evolving. So just note that I have done my best to give
1:10.4	you the most up-to-date
1:11.4	information in this episode. But of course, you know, there's going to be certain facts and numbers
1:16.1	and things that are bound to change as the days go on. So yeah, without further ado,
1:22.2	let's just kind of jump into today's episode. How we'll do this is this. We will start with a recap of what kind
1:30.8	of triggered the February strikes. We'll do sort of like a history, if you will, give you
1:36.5	a bunch of historical context. And then we'll talk about what's developed since those February
1:42.5	strikes. And then towards the end of the episode,
1:45.1	I'll answer a few of your questions that you submitted on Instagram.
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