Apr 8, 2026 · 41 min · 21 segments
Is this the end of the Iran war? Donald Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire deal after 40 days of fighting, with peace talks mediated by Pakistan set to go ahead this Friday. Secretary of…
Venetia RaineyHost
David BlairGuest
Akhtar MakoiiGuest
Well, this would have been the fortieth day of the war, but thankfully, we have potentially good news to discuss on today's podcast.
At today's daily White House press briefing, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sounded triumphant.
Iran has been a threat to the United States and the free world for forty-seven years.
Chance of death to America, targeting our people, killing Americans, lying and blackmailing their way toward a nuclear weapon, so they thought.
No longer.
Not on our watch.
Other presidents marked time and kicked the can down the road.
President Trump made history.
From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal, to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer, to the decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation Epic Fury.
No other president has shown the courage and resolve of this commander-in-chief.
President Trump forged this moment.
As the president truth this morning, a big day for world peace.
They've had enough.
Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory.
By any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come.
However, for now, the ceasefire is only for two weeks, and there are a lot of unanswered questions and competing statements.
Well, this would have been the fortieth day of the war, but thankfully, we have potentially good news to discuss on today's podcast.
At today's daily White House press briefing, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sounded triumphant.
Iran has been a threat to the United States and the free world for forty-seven years.
Chance of death to America, targeting our people, killing Americans, lying and blackmailing their way toward a nuclear weapon, so they thought.
No longer.
Not on our watch.
Other presidents marked time and kicked the can down the road.
President Trump made history.
From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal, to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer, to the decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation Epic Fury.
No other president has shown the courage and resolve of this commander-in-chief.
President Trump forged this moment.
As the president truth this morning, a big day for world peace.
They've had enough.
Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory.
By any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come.
However, for now, the ceasefire is only for two weeks, and there are a lot of unanswered questions and competing statements.
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