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Today in Focus

The Maga divide over Iran

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Roth on why the war on Iran is unpopular with the US public and what it means for Maga insiders. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:04.0

Today, Will Trump's war in Iran break MAGA?

0:16.0

American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq,

0:25.8

to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger.

0:29.8

I was pretty young in 2003, but I do remember the build-up to the war in Iraq.

0:36.7

The danger posed by Saddam Hussein and his weapons cannot be ignored or wished away.

0:44.5

It was everywhere. Even in Australia, we debated it in classes at school.

0:49.8

And George W. Bush spent months making his case to Americans.

0:55.2

America faces an enemy has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality.

1:02.0

He sent his top diplomat, Colin Powell, to the United Nations, where Powell tried and failed to win the world's support.

1:10.3

The facts in Iraq's behavior demonstrate that Saddam Hussein and his regime have made no effort,

1:16.2

no effort to disarm as required by the international community.

1:21.3

Even this guy was involved.

1:24.4

There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking and is working and is advancing towards

1:32.2

the development of nuclear weapons.

1:34.1

No question whatsoever.

1:36.5

Back then, most Americans were for the war in Iraq, but many, many were not, and they

1:42.8

made it known, tried to stop it on the streets.

1:47.9

Today, the U.S. is back at war in the Gulf, its biggest military operation there since Iraq nearly 25 years ago.

1:56.2

A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran.

2:05.9

But this time, no congressional authorization.

2:09.4

Trump didn't ask the UN.

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