Ep. 2443 - Trump’s Escalation Against Iran Explained
episodePreviously titled “Trump’s Escalation Against Iran Explained” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What major action did President Trump announce regarding Iran?
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Why do some Americans appear to support Iran?
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How does inflation relate to the situation in Iran?
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What are the potential consequences of Trump's military strategy?
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How is the media influencing public perception of the Iran conflict?
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What criticisms are directed at Jimmy Kimmel regarding his comments on politics?
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What challenges do small businesses face in the current economic climate?
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How does the guest perceive the future of American politics?
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Okay, so I watched that Nick Spurs game last night to my everlasting regret, mostly because I hate, hate, despise stupidity. And I have never seen a team coached as stupidly or play as stupidly as the San Antonio Spurs did in the second half. It turns out when you have a 29 point lead and you're walloping the opposing team on its home court in historic fashion, there truly is only one thing to do. Put the pedal to the metal. win, drive the lane, no soft defense, no playing not to lose. Oh, sorry, I thought I was talking about the Spurs-Knicks game. It turns out I was talking about the Iran war. It turns out that in both basketball and war, you can only win if you win the second half. And it appears President Trump is prepping to do just that.
I will explain all of it in just a moment. Plus, we'll get to the inflation stats, the people who actually want America to lose, and Zoran Mamdani pledging taxpayer money to trans the kids. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.
So, as you can tell, I have agita over these first play last night. I cannot believe I stayed up to watch that. They were dumber than Candice Owens at a middle school physics fair. Gravity exists, folks. Truly, truly stupid ball. Why? What are you doing? Don't settle for lobbing threes while the other team chips away at your lead. Not when you have Wemby, a 7'5 monster, in the paint. Do not pull the most aggressive players like Dylan Harper in favor of supposed experts who instead make the dumbest mistakes possible. I'm looking at you, Mitch Johnson and to Aaron Fox. Just dribble out the clock, my dude. And for the love of all that is holy, do not let the other team go on an unanswered run without reassessing your strategy.
It turns out it's dumb to think you can win the big games by implementing a losing strategy. It's true in basketball. It is also true in war. The media and their allies keep saying the only way to win the war in Iran is to lose. You know, let Iran have a path toward a bomb, give them a boatload of cash and beg them to leave the Strait of Hormuz alone. The alternative, they say, is endless war. That's really dumb. Both of those alternatives are super stupid. First of all, it doesn't have to be an endless war. Second of all, giving Iran a clear pathway toward a nuke and ballistic missile building, and funding of terror, and billions of dollars in cash, and the capacity to continue shutting down traffic in the Strait, that's called losing.
Or we could do this thing called winning, which is what President Trump may now be considering a new. And it's actually the thing we have to do. So the real reason that people in the United States, of course, are very concerned over what's happening in Iran is inflation in the U.S.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What major action did President Trump announce regarding Iran?
0:01–0:05
2
Why do some Americans appear to support Iran?
0:05–0:06
3
How does inflation relate to the situation in Iran?
0:06–0:08
4
What are the potential consequences of Trump's military strategy?
0:08–0:09
5
How is the media influencing public perception of the Iran conflict?
0:09–0:12
6
What criticisms are directed at Jimmy Kimmel regarding his comments on politics?
0:12–0:14
7
What challenges do small businesses face in the current economic climate?
0:14–0:18
8
How does the guest perceive the future of American politics?
0:18–1:18:35
Speakers
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