# 3/5/26 Matthew Hoh on the Lie That Iran Killed Hundreds of Americans in Iraq

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq.md
Podcast: [Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238)
Published: 2026-03-07T23:23:00+00:00
Episode link: https://scotthorton.org/interviews/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq/
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SCHM4593514372.mp3?updated=1772926304
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238/episodes/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq
Duration seconds: 3247

## Resource

Scott interviews Matthew Hoh about an article he just wrote debunking the old lie, that is being pushed once again, that the Iranian government helped kill hundreds of American soldiers by supplying critical parts for armor-piercing roadside IEDs. He and Scott also discuss how insane Trump’s decision to attack Iran is. Discussed on the show: “They Are Still Lying About Iraq” (Antiwar.com) The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq by Patrick Cockburn “Iraq War II, Part 10: Soda Straws and EFPs” (Substack) Matthew Hoh is associate director at the Eisenhower Media Network and formerly worked for the U.S. State Department. Hoh received the Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling in 2010. Subscribe to his Substack and follow him on Twitter @MatthewPHoh Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0 Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott’s full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Incorporated https://rrbi.co Moon Does Ar…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238/episodes/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-horton-show-just-the-interviews-970238/3-5-26-matthew-hoh-on-the-lie-that-iran-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-iraq.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.