Rob Stein

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556 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 11 Sep

Rob Stein’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · Trump's oil "deal" and gunboat diplomacy | Sources & Methods · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

Is it about the oil? matched

Is it about regime change? matched

So it it just bears so many similarities to to these wars that he fought in and said would not happen again. matched

And and not to just pin it on Hegh, because there were many others like him who've had the same matched

Yeah, yeah. matched

Yeah, losing a war is is one of the most damaging things that can happen to any leader politically. matched

Whether it's in a democracy or an authoritarian government. matched

Um especially when you've started that war and and you've you've claimed that it would be quick and easy. matched

And and the easy, quick solutions to Iran are are just gone. matched

Um we've we've seen their if they ever existed. matched

Yes, yes. matched

I mean again, there many would say there were there were they were never on the table and that's why you wouldn't start this war in the first place. matched

But the Iranian regime has with new faces remains matched

in power. matched

Iran has figured out it has a new power that it hadn't wielded in the past in terms of stut it shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. matched

American allies in the Gulf are up in arms about how they're going to come out of this, how they're going to get their economies back on track and their security. matched

So it's not just between even the US and Iran, it's it's US allies in the region as well. matched

So wow. matched

Sure. matched

I'm gonna go in the way back machine, Scott. matched

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