AP x NonZero - Trump’s Iran War Merry-Go-Round w/ Robert Wright
From American Prestige by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
May 29, 2026 · 38 min
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the current state of US-Iran relations and political implications surrounding Trump and the midterms.
The bi-monthly podcasting crossover to end all bi-monthly podcasting crossovers is back! Danny, Derek, and Robert Wright of the NonZero Newsletter once again set the record straight. Subscribe now to AP to get a discounted membership to NonZero! Part One Video 0:00 Is NonZero or American Prestige the better podcast? AI weighs in4:14 The state of the US-Iran war. Or is it peace?17:52 Has Trump already lost the midterms? Does he care?24:16 The Russia-Ukraine war (and Eric Schmidt)29:23 What the latest Iran war strikes signal31:04 Overtime preview: Nuland’s “monsters,” zombie blobsters, Barak Ravid, Bari Weiss, “killzones,” and the Pope vs AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison
Guest: Robert Wright
Topics covered
- US-Iran relations
- Trump's midterms
- Russia-Ukraine war
- Iran war strikes
- political analysis
- podcast crossover
Keywords
- Iran war
- Trump
- midterms
- Russia-Ukraine
- politics
- podcast crossover
- NonZero
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Organizations: NonZero Newsletter, American Prestige, Nuland, AI
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