{"podcast":{"title":"Mehdi Unfiltered","slug":"mehdi-unfiltered-6939607","podcast_index_feed_id":6939607,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/606295/destinations/5279730.xml","website_url":"https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/1/9/5/9195ae4f901155c5d959afa2a1bf1c87/MU_-_LIibsyn_version.jpg","author":"Zeteo","episode_count":216,"summary":"A weekly show that delivers unfiltered news, bold opinions, and challenging interviews you won't find elsewhere.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T06:19:53.448681+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mehdi-unfiltered-6939607"},"episode":{"title":"How the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s Explains Trump's Failures Today","slug":"how-the-iran-iraq-war-of-the-1980s-explains-trump-s-failures-today","published_at":"2026-05-27T00:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mehdi-unfiltered-6939607/how-the-iran-iraq-war-of-the-1980s-explains-trump-s-failures-today","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mehdi-unfiltered-6939607","url":"https://ec970ebe-c24f-40d5-9f19-02232d2c0186.libsyn.com/how-the-iran-iraq-war-of-the-1980s-explains-trumps-failures-today","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ec970ebe-c24f-40d5-9f19-02232d2c0186/iran_iraq_audio.mp3?dest-id=5279730","summary":"When it comes to wars in the Middle East, the U.S. never seems to learn from its own mistakes (and crimes). In this video, Mehdi explains why President Donald Trump should have known his war on Iran was bound to go on longer than anticipated – and why the Iranians weren't just going to roll over so quickly. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo This video is being shared without a paywall. If you believe in the work we do and want to see more of it, do consider becoming a paid subscriber . And if you're not ready for the commitment, then a donation would still go a long way.","meta_description":"When it comes to wars in the Middle East, the U.S. never seems to learn from its own mistakes (and crimes). In this video, Mehdi explains why President Do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mehdi-unfiltered-6939607/episodes/how-the-iran-iraq-war-of-the-1980s-explains-trump-s-failures-today/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mehdi-unfiltered-6939607/how-the-iran-iraq-war-of-the-1980s-explains-trump-s-failures-today.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}