Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Inside the Washington bubble, we look inside the chaos shaping the US-Israeli war on Iran, from celebrations at DC power dinners and the Secretary of State admitting US defense of Israel to the Epstein files fading from public view. With low popular support for the war, can American voters do anything to stop it?
In this episode:
- Patty Culhane (@PattyCulhane), Al Jazeera English Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sari el-Khalili, and Catherine Nouhan, with Spencer Cline, Tuleen Barakat, Maya Hamadeh, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Special thanks to James Hamilton.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, are Americans powerless to stop Trump's war with Iran? |
| 0:16.0 | Today, they said, oh, well, if the president wants to do it really quickly after that, he'll get bored. |
| 0:20.9 | I don't get bored. |
| 0:22.4 | There's nothing boring about this. |
| 0:25.6 | We've told you what's happening in the Middle East. |
| 0:28.0 | Now, returning to where the green light is coming from, with a look inside the Washington bubble. |
| 0:34.1 | These were people celebrating the fact that they were going to start bombing Iran. |
| 0:39.5 | And to the point where one of them started singing, bomb, bomb Iran to the beach boys, Barbara Ann. |
| 0:49.3 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 1:01.1 | Hey, everyone. |
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| 1:25.4 | I'm Paddy Colhane. I'm a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Washington. And if it sounds a little weird, it's because I'm Patty Colhain. I'm a correspondent for Al Jazeer English in Washington. |
| 1:29.3 | And if it sounds a little weird, it's because I'm currently in the Russell Rortunda on Capitol Hill. |
| 1:34.8 | Getting ready to you live shots. |
| 1:37.2 | Patty, welcome back to the take. |
| 1:39.8 | The rotunda for people who have not had the privilege is gorgeous, but clearly it is an acoustical |
| 1:45.4 | nightmare. So I am catching you there in those echoy halls. But it's important to be speaking |
| 1:50.6 | you today on Tuesday because you're there since days after the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran, |
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