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The Young Turks

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News, Government, Politics

3.9 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Donald Trump blasts NATO for refusing to back the Iran war, calling it a “very foolish mistake” as allies decline to join U.S. operations in the region. At the same time, Israel publicly urges Iranians to rise up while privately assessing that such a revolt would likely be crushed, underscoring contradictions in war messaging. 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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0:38.8	authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Thank you. I'm your host, Anna Kasparian, and it's been a pretty fantastic day today. I had a great interview
1:29.0	earlier today on Deep Dive. That's Colonel Daniel Davis's show. So after you watch
1:34.7	TYT, if you've got some time, if you have any interest, definitely check it out. He is so brilliant
1:41.5	on issues pertaining to foreign policy, national security, the ongoing war in Iran.
1:48.0	If it weren't for voices like his, John Mearsheimer's, Colonel Douglas McGregor,
1:54.0	now, I don't think that these people are lefties, but it doesn't matter.
1:58.0	Their foreign policy analysis has been on point, and you'll usually get a better sense of what's going on in the Middle East if you listen to their analysis. So definitely check that out. We have a fantastic show ahead for you today, though. We're going to talk a little bit about the break between the United States and our NATO allies as it pertains to this
2:19.9	war against Iran. Luckily, there are some cooler heads that are prevailing. Unfortunately,
2:27.4	none of them are in our government. But we'll talk about that first in the rundown. Later in the second hour, something I'm really looking forward to.
2:37.0	Glenn Greenwald will be joining me to talk about where we are right now with the war in Iran.
2:43.0	Joe Kent's resignation.
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