Podbit · The Bulwark Podcast
The Trump-Iran memorandum of understanding has been called a landmark ceasefire, but firing between the two sides has continued. Iran treats the Strait of Hormuz as a spigot to turn on and off for leverage, and no meaningful nuclear talks have begun. Susan Glasser is skeptical any long-term peace deal emerges.
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Tim Miller references a major AP investigation reconstructing the U.S. missile strike on a girls' school in Manab, Iran [1] — Susan Glasser "Pete Hegseth's role in protecting service members accused of atrocities: Pete Hegseth got his job as Defense Secretary partly through his F…" 35:00 . A former Pentagon official told the AP that the strike resulted from Trump administration decisions to reduce staff dedicated to civilian harm mitigation and to stop work on no-strike lists. The Pentagon has still not released its own findings; Trump last week suggested the question of whose fault it was may never be answered. Susan Glasser provides the historical context: Pete Hegseth got his Defense Secretary job precisely through his on-air advocacy defending service members accused of atrocities against Iraqi civilians from accountability — and Trump overruled his own military chain of command to accommodate Hegseth's positions. That biography, she argues, is not incidental to the current situation.
Pete Hegseth secured the Defense Secretary job through his on-air advocacy to prevent service members accused of civilian atrocities in Iraq from being held accountable. Trump overruled his own military chain of command to accommodate Hegseth's position. This history, Susan Glasser argues, explains his approach to the school bombing in Iran.
Pete Hegseth got his job as Defense Secretary partly through his Fox News advocacy to shield service members accused of atrocities against civilians in Iraq from accountability.
The Iran-U.S. ceasefire was labeled a 'landmark memorandum of understanding' but has not proven effective, with ongoing firing between the two sides and no meaningful progress in follow-on nuclear talks.
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