Iran and Trump’s War Psychology (with Jim Sciutto)
From Stay Tuned with Preet by Preet Bharara
April 9, 2026 · 59 min
About this episode
Preet Bharara discusses the Iran war and Trump's psychology of force with Jim Sciutto, along with listener questions on citizenship and airport treatment for congresspeople.
CNN’s chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto joins Preet to discuss the Iran war, Trump’s psychology of force, and the return of great power conflict. Then, Preet answers listener questions. He explains the relevance of birthright citizenship to Native American tribes and the special treatment congresspeople are receiving at airports. In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Sciutto discuss the controversy surrounding press coverage at the Defense Department. Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the Insider podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad…
People in this episode
Host: Preet Bharara
Guest: Jim Sciutto
Topics covered
- Iran war
- Trump's psychology
- great power conflict
- birthright citizenship
- press coverage
- listener questions
Keywords
- Iran
- Trump
- national security
- birthright citizenship
- press coverage
- listener questions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CNN, CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network, CAFE’s Youtube channel, Amazon
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