# Tom Nichols on the Iran War

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Podcast: [The Back Room with Andy Ostroy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395)
Published: 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a contributor to the Atlantic Daily newsletter. And he's back in The Back Room sharing his thoughts on Trump's war of choice in Iran and what happens next. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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