# Lt. Col Tony Shaffer reveals how the US took out the Ayatollah: Intelligence, espionage and weapons of war.

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Podcast: [The Liz Truss Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liz-truss-show-7617256)
Published: 2026-03-23T18:00:00+00:00
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How did the US and Isreal take out the Ayatollah? One of the most protected people in the world, well today’s guest Lt. Col Tony Shaffer reveals to Liz the detailed plan and intelligence effort. They also discuss the response or lack of from US allies including Britain and the recent disparaging comments about Starmer being “No Winston Churchill” from President Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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