Radio War Nerd EP 595 — Iran War Update: The Countdown

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's threats against Iran and the implications of a decaying empire.

Recorded: April 7, 2026 We discuss Trump's threat to exterminate Iran, the politics of a decaying empire & grim futures Total time: 52:19Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio

People in this episode

Host: Gary Brecher

Topics covered

• Iran
• Trump
• politics
• empire
• war
• future

Keywords

• Iran
• Trump
• war
• politics
• empire
• future
• John Dolan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Telescope Audio

Books & works: They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War

Places: Iran

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