Trump’s Failed Fantasy In Iran [Preview]

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's threats against Iran and recent military events involving US fighter jets.

On Wednesday night, President Trump addressed the nation and issued what can only be described as a genocidal threat against Iran, saying: “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.” He also claimed that the US is winning the war and that it should be over “very shortly.” Today, a US F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran. Editor's Note: This episode was recorded at 11:00AM ET today, April 3rd. After this recording, a second US fighter jet, on a search mission for the first downed jet, was downed by Iranian air defenses. This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Becker

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• military conflict
• Trump administration
• geopolitical threats
• patrons-only content

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• military
• fighter jet
• geopolitics
• threat
• patrons-only

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Stone Ages

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