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Brooks and Marcus on Iran becoming a 'forever war'

Season 2026 Episode 152 | 10m 13s

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the economic and human toll of the Iran war, the U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy deal and Trump-allied election deniers winning GOP primaries.

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