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The Take: Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran

Trump has launched strikes on Iran while Congress debates war powers.

Inside the Washington bubble, we look inside the chaos shaping the US-Israeli war on Iran, from celebrations at DC power dinners and the secretary of state admitting US defence of Israel, to the Epstein files fading from public view. With low popular support for the war, can American voters do anything to stop it?

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• Patty Culhane (@ PattyCulhane), Al Jazeera English correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sari el-Khalili, and Catherine Nouhan, with Spencer Cline, Tuleen Barakat, Maya Hamadeh, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Special thanks to James Hamilton.

*Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. *

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