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197. Vance Vs Hegseth: Who Takes the Fall for Trump’s Iran Deal?
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Jun 18, 2026
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Welcome and Show Overview: Iran Deal, Versailles, and Vance's Book
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The hosts burst onto the mic with Scaramucci doing his best Trump impression — 'what the hell is going on, Catty?' — before Katty Kay lays out the episode's agenda. First half: the US-Iran deal, which Katty argues is significantly worse than Obama's, signed with great pomp at the Palace of Versailles with Macron in attendance and a visibly pained Marco Rubio hovering behind. Second half: JD Vance's new book Communion, and what his media blitz reveals about his 2028 presidential ambitions. To ease into the Iran analysis, Katty produces a prop Kleenex box — her 'time machine' — and invites Scaramucci to inhabit the role of White House Communications Director once more and make the case for the deal.
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