What’s the point of Trump’s war in Iran?
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What’s the point of Trump’s war in Iran?

39:37 Mar 13, 2026
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Brendan O’Neill, Paul Embery and Fraser Myers on the folly of foreign intervention, Britain’s ayatollah apologists, Starmer’s bonfire of civil liberties and Labour’s Islamo-censorship. Watch the second half of the discussion on spiked podcast: unlocked – our weekly bonus podcast, exclusively for spiked supporters – here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKAxYVTHVDs  Join us for the spiked summit, our biggest ever live event, on Saturday 27 June in Westminster. Featuring Konstantin Kisin, Lionel Shriver, Katharine Birbalsingh, Toby Young, Allison Pearson, Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and more speakers to be announced. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/event/spiked-summit/  Brendan O’Neill’s new spiked book, ‘Vibe Shift: The Revolt Against Wokeness, Greenism and Technocracy’ is out now. Get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vibe-Shift-Wokeness-Greenism-Technocracy/dp/106871932X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0  Sign up for a £1-a-month trial with Shopify and start selling today: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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