Trump to Send Iran ‘Back to the Stone Ages’

Amanpour

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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“We're going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong.” That quote is courtesy of Donald Trump, who shared it during last night’s national address on the war against Iran. Oil traders were clearly hoping for a plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. They didn't get one. John Kirby is a former US Navy Rear Admiral and has served as Pentagon spokesperson, State Department spokesperson and National Security Communications Advisor. He joins the show from Chicago. Also on today’s show: Vali Nasr, Former U.S. State Department Adviser; Edward Wong, Diplomatic Correspondent, New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.5	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur.
0:37.0	Here's what's coming up.
0:38.3	We're going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong.
0:44.3	Using Vietnam-era language, threatening war crimes against Iran, attacking allies, and still, no exit strategy.
0:52.3	Markets, tank, oil prices spike again. Retired Admiral John Kirby,
0:56.9	formerly of the Pentagon and National Security Council, joins me on Trump's way. Then,
1:02.6	Tehran pledges an eye for an eye. So is there any sign of the talks, Trump said, were happening?
1:08.7	I ask Iran scholar and former advisor at the State Department, Vali Nasser.
1:12.6	Plus, there has been no regime change, and in fact he's seeking someone in the current leadership that he can do a deal with.
1:19.6	As yet another senior Iranian diplomat is targeted for assassination,
1:24.6	Walter Isaacson asks Edward Wong, who covers diplomacy for the New York Times,
1:29.6	what is next? Welcome to the program, everyone.
1:49.6	I'm Christiana Manpur in New York.
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