Mexico, Iran, Anthropic and the SOTU Signals
February 25, 2026
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February 25, 2026
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Summary
President Trump’s SOTU speech, war with Iran, cartel violence in Mexico, and a high-stakes standoff between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic, Jake and Jon break it all down
In this week’s episode, they:
- React to the foreign policy section of Trump’s State of the Union address
- Lay out a forceful case against U.S. military strikes on Iran
- Examine the fallout from the killing of Mexican cartel leader “El Mencho” — and how President Sheinbaum is faring under mounting pressure from the U.S.
- Break down the Pentagon’s showdown with Anthropic over the company’s restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons.
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