Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Former CIA Director Leon Panetta joins the show to break down the escalating Iran conflict—and his take might surprise you. He says Donald Trump was right to strike Iran’s nuclear program, but warns the lack of strategy and endgame could drag the U.S. into another endless war.

Panetta pulls back the curtain on intelligence, decision-making at the highest levels, and what’s really at stake moving forward.

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