Torpedo Away: Historic US Strike on Iran

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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For the first time since World War Two, a U.S. submarine destroys a foreign warship. Kurdish fighting forces say they’re ready for a ground invasion of Iran. And the Texas Senate primary set a record for Democratic turnout, underlining the stakes of midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.7	It's Thursday, March 5th.
0:32.3	Does this qualify as a war?
0:33.9	Well, it's using more firepower than any war in decades. We start here.
0:40.9	The U.S. strikes Iran by air and by sea.
0:44.9	They are toast, and they know it.
0:47.4	Europeans are debating whether to get involved, but could the NATO alliance force them to?
0:52.6	The U.S. is not ready to invade by land, but these guys are...
0:56.8	I don't have to know Kurdish to know he's not answering my question.
1:00.6	Is the U.S. bankrolling Kurdish militias?
1:03.3	Our team sat down and asked them.
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