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US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

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During a briefing and in a one-on-one phone interview with Magid, US President Donald Trump discusses a possible timeframe for ending the war with Iran, a decision he says will be made with Israel. The US leader notes that if the regime harms oil exports, he will strike Iran harder than before.

Magid notes that Trump is not happy with the choice of the new Iranian leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, but isn’t discussing his removal — unlike Israel, which has not ruled out his assassination. He also weighs in on whether Trump is betraying anti-regime protesters by not creating a government that will support them.

There appears to be some behind-the-scenes discomfort with the war against Iran from Vice President JD Vance, reports Magid, although the vice president has been publicly supportive of the continued operation.

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