{"id":58168,"date":"2026-03-15T13:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=58168"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:15:09","slug":"the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-harrison-berger-will-trump-draft-americans-for-israels-war-in-iran-did-iran-try-to-kill-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/15\/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-harrison-berger-will-trump-draft-americans-for-israels-war-in-iran-did-iran-try-to-kill-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Harrison Berger: Will Trump Draft Americans for Israel\u2019s War in Iran? Did Iran Try To Kill Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A headline-friendly story says Iran tried to assassinate Donald Trump. We pull the threads and find a different picture: an FBI-driven sting targeting Asif Merchant, two undercover \u201chitmen,\u201d no money to fund the job, and no credible evidence that Tehran ordered anything. When prosecutors invoke state secrets and the agents who proposed the idea also control the evidence, it raises a hard question\u2014are we building a case for war on a foundation of sand?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harrison Berger : Will Trump Draft Americans for Israel\u2019s War in Iran? Did Iran Try To Kill Trump?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qldaLgShTEw\" width=\"1015\" height=\"571\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From there we widen the lens. Antony Blinken has acknowledged years of Israeli pressure on Washington to strike Iran, and the gap between Obama\u2019s resistance and Trump\u2019s compliance says a lot about how policy gets made. We explore how the Israel lobby, friendly media, and political figures turned a flimsy plot into a narrative arc: Iran is coming for us, so hit first and ask later. Add Marco Rubio\u2019s blunt admission about coordinating with Israel and you see the operational fusion\u2014shared weapons, shared intelligence, shared target sets\u2014that makes de-escalation harder and miscalculation easier.<\/p>\n<p>We also unpack the chaotic state of negotiations. Reports that senior envoys entered talks without nuclear experts help explain the constant moving of goalposts: from enrichment levels to ballistic missiles to regional behavior. When your asks keep changing, diplomacy becomes theater and escalation becomes default. Meanwhile, at home, costs mount\u2014rising fuel prices, an affordability crunch, and the chilling reappearance of draft talk framed as \u201coptions on the table.\u201d Younger Americans, skeptical of another proxy war, are asking who benefits and who pays.<\/p>\n<p>If you care about evidence-based policymaking, media literacy, and avoiding a wider regional conflict, this conversation lays out the signals behind the noise. We separate proof from posture, show where the narrative broke from the record, and highlight the off-ramps still available\u2014if leaders have the courage to take them. If this resonated, tap follow, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show. Your feedback shapes what we dig into next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A headline-friendly story says Iran tried to assassinate Donald Trump. We pull the threads and find a different picture: an FBI-driven sting targeting Asif Merchant, two undercover \u201chitmen,\u201d no money to fund the job, and no credible evidence that Tehran ordered anything. 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