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Eli Lake and Andrew Sullivan Debate the Iran War
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- Breaking History
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- Mar 19, 2026
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- 7816
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Summary
This week I joined The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan, who has generously agreed to let us share the conversation here. Andrew and I go way back, and few people are as willing as he is to really go toe-to-toe over our disagreements—especially on Israel and America’s role in the world. In our discussion, we cover a broad range of history and politics: from the Iran-Contra affair to the Oslo Accords, and the Second Intifada to Iraq, Iran, Hamas, and the current war in Gaza—along with my bar mitzvah speech about nuclear proliferation and early Zionist influences. Of course we bring it to the present day, debating the political, strategic, and moral stakes shaping Washington’s arguments about the war in Iran today. Take a listen, and you can find Andrew’s Substack here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices