About this episode
The episode discusses President Trump's primetime address making a case for the war in Iran and the unanswered questions surrounding it.
More than 30 days after President Trump launched a war against Iran, he addressed the American people in a primetime address and finally made a case for the war. Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre discuss the Trump's vision for the next phase of the war and the many questions left unanswered. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Mary Louise Kelly
Guests: Tom Bowman, Greg Myre
Topics covered
- war
- Iran
- Trump
- national security
- politics
- address
Keywords
- Trump
- Iran
- war
- national security
- address
- politics
- Pentagon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR
Places: Iran
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