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The Joy Reid Show

TJRS BONUS EPISODE: Breaking News: U.S. At War With Iran; Joy Breaks Down Why

The Joy Reid Show

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Politics, News

4.8 β€’ 719 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 1 March 2026

⏱️ 211 minutes

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Summary

On this special Saturday episode of The Joy Reid Show, Joy Reid breaks down the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and asks the key questions: why are we doing this, and for who? Guests include former U.S. State Department spokesperson Nayyera Haq and Trita Parsi, founder of the Quincy Institute for World Peace. ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://pthefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. The Joy Reid Show LIVE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well, happy Saturday, everyone, happy being a relative term.

0:16.5

We are breaking into your Saturday to do a not normal broadcast. We normally obviously are on

0:22.9

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. But of course, that is not what

0:27.7

today is. It is Saturday. But we felt the need to come on and just give you all what you've, I'm

0:33.4

sure now started to hear all through your social media feeds that the United States and Israel have jointly attacked the sovereign nation of Iran that is an act of war to those who are wondering, attacking a sovereign nation that has not attacked you, an act of war.

0:49.4

You will note that during the Barack Obama administration, the United States and Europe signed an

0:56.6

agreement with Iran for them to curtail their nuclear program. They were not only signatories

1:03.8

to that agreement, but they were abiding by it. So there was really no reason for Donald Trump

1:09.5

to come along and tear that agreement up. That agreement was working. It was operating. So there was really no reason for Donald Trump to come along and tear that agreement up.

1:11.6

That agreement was working. It was operating. So there is no caucas bell-eye is what they call it when you go to war with another country.

1:20.1

We had Crystal Ball on the show the other night and she talked about the fact that we were gearing up for war with Iran despite all of that.

1:26.4

It really kind of doesn't matter what the

1:27.8

facts are because it is very clear that there is one entity in this world that really wanted a war

1:33.4

with Iran. And that, of course, would be the nation of Israel, which apparently has jointly

1:38.7

done these strikes on the nation of Iran.

1:48.9

I just you could put up that first bit there because it is at least according to the United States, they are claiming that Ali al-Kamani, who is the supreme leader of Iran,

1:56.0

that'll be 80.

1:56.8

I got you.

1:57.3

I got you.

1:58.1

It was killed.

1:59.4

And that is the claim that's being made.

2:02.2

That is contrary to what the Iranians are saying themselves.

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