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Trump Says U.S. May Go it Alone in Strait of Hormuz, David Cay Johnston Joins 3/17/26
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1:43:20Now PlayingWe are seeing more conflicting information coming from Trump‘s White House. While asking seven countries to assist in securing the Strait of Hormuz, Trump now says the United States is strong enough to go it alone, insisting the request for help was nothing more than a loyalty test. So what is it? Does America need allies to come to our aid or is Trump‘s Iran war doing just fine?
Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston will swing by the show to examine Trump’s motives for going to war and look at why Trump and his cabinet don’t seem to be on the same page with messaging.
The Mark Thompson Show
3/17/26
Today's Guests Links
Trita Parsi, Executive VP, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Prof. David Cay Johnston at RIT, Pulitzer Prize winning Author & Investigative Journalist
The Rundown-
-Iran Leadership
-Trump Warned
-Iran Government
-Trump Lost Control of the war
-Iran Ceasefire Reject
-Iran Strategy
-State of Iran
-Oil reserves
-Obama Deal
-Oil Prices
-Cuba
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