{"podcast":{"title":"Pod Save the World","slug":"pod-save-the-world-954315","podcast_index_feed_id":954315,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166626.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166626","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43406871.jpg","author":"Pod Save the World","episode_count":531,"summary":"Each week, “Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor and Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes break down the biggest developments in foreign policy, national security and global politics. They try to explain which stories matter and why, and what we can all do to understand and shape the world around us. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315"},"episode":{"title":"Did Israel Push Trump into War with Iran?","slug":"did-israel-push-trump-into-war-with-iran","published_at":"2026-03-04T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315/did-israel-push-trump-into-war-with-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8869172","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8869172.mp3?modified=1772603473&sid=5166626&source=rss","summary":"Tommy and Ben discuss the ways in which the war in Iran seems to be spiraling out of control, from American service member deaths and devastating civilian casualties to Iranian drone strikes on embassies and the mounting global economic fallout. Meanwhile, the White House’s explanation for why the war started keeps getting more absurd. The guys unpack the claim that an impending Israeli strike somehow forced Trump’s hand, JD Vance’s reported push to “go big,” and the deep uncertainty around who might fill the leadership vacuum in Iran. Finally, they discuss the latest from Cuba and Lindsey Graham’s open call for regime change, and do a special deep dive on FBI Director Kash Patel’s extremely online girlfriend. Then, Ben speaks with Rep. Yassamin Ansari, who is Iranian-American, about the mixed emotions of the diaspora and what Congress can do about a war they weren’t consulted on. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Preorder Ben’s book All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches and subscribe to his Substack here .","meta_description":"Tommy and Ben discuss the ways in which the war in Iran seems to be spiraling out of control, from American service member deaths and devastating civilian…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5800,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-save-the-world-954315/episodes/did-israel-push-trump-into-war-with-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315/did-israel-push-trump-into-war-with-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}