# 540. The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage

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Podcast: [The Rest Is Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-5083933)
Published: 2026-06-09T23:00:00+00:00
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