What Happens if Trump Ends the Iran War ‘Shortly'

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Jonah Goldberg is joined by Dispatch contributors David French, Megan McArdle, and Mike Nelson to discuss whether ground operations in Iran are still an option and the significance of Meta's two landmark losses in social media addiction trials. The Agenda:—Trump's prime-time address—Potential ground operations—How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—True deterrence against Iran—Meta and Google addiction trials—Banning phones in schools—NWYT: Kid Rock's Army flyover Dispatch Recommendations—Why Rubio’s Stock Is Rising With MAGA—Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments—Birthright Citizenship Has a Long Historical Precedent—The Welfare-Warfare State, Redux The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.1	To sell your car today, enter your reg number now at webuanycar.com. Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast. I'm Jonah Goldberg and you're not.
0:42.4	On today's roundtable, we'll discuss the prospect of ground operations in Iran, ending the war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and META's two landmark losses in social media addiction trials.
0:53.9	I'm joined today by dispatch contributors, David French, Megan McCartner, meta's two landmark losses and social media addiction trials.
0:59.8	I'm joined today by dispatch contributors David French, Megan McArdle, and Mike Nelson.
1:01.8	Let's dive in. All right, let's jump right in.
1:15.3	I want to do the first question in an unusual way entirely in Esperanto.
1:20.4	No, I want to do the first question in an unusual way and do it sort of as a lightning round, just a level set.
1:26.5	We're recording this on Thursday morning, April 2.
1:29.3	Happy Liberation Day, everybody, by the way. Too soon, Jonah. Too soon. I think we all watched
1:36.0	Donald Trump's Cicero, like, addressed to the nation last night about the Warren or Anne. I thought
1:42.1	I'd just go around the horn and hear what people thought about it so we can sort of divulge our priors. Why do we start with David? Very briefly,
1:50.3	I just called it a live reading of truth social posts. I mean, that really was what we witnessed.
1:56.6	It was a rehash of a lot of things. We're doing fantastic.
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