Trump vs Iran: The War That Wasn’t
February 3, 2026
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Trump vs Iran: The War That Wasn’t
Summary
In this semi-emergency episode, Aimen helps Thomas unpack the last eight months of escalating tension and threats between the US and Iran, and explains why it’s now unlikely the American ‘armada’ President Trump sent to the Gulf will be going to war with Iran anytime soon.
Thomas and Aimen discuss:
How the 12-Day War changed Iran
Why Israel’s Doha strike jolted the Gulf and accelerated a ceasefire
The Saudi–Pakistan defence pact and the Abraham Accords fallout
How the region became more militarized and less diplomatically aligned
Iran’s protest wave and the regime’s unspeakably brutal crackdown
How Trump’s promises were empty from the start
Why this may be Trump’s ‘Obama red line’ moment
What this latest example of TACO signals to China
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