MAGA vs Neocons: How the Iran war split the American right

The US-Iran war has paused, but it has lit a fire under an ideological civil war inside the American right. As Donald Trump prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday on July 4th, today’s episode of Iran: The Latest hosts a high-stakes foreign policy grudge match. 

First, John Bolton, former National Security Advisor, delivers a scathing critique of Trump's premature exit from the conflict. Bolton argues that Washington "stopped too soon” and that Israel is a key ally that the US must continue to protect militarily from Tehran. 

Then, Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, fires back from the MAGA right. Mills claims Trump’s base feels a deep sense of betrayal over a war that directly violated core campaign promises and argues the conflict was fought entirely at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Plus, Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since the start of the war. Will he finally show his face this weekend at the funeral of his father, the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei? 

Highlights

• John Bolton: ‘The war stopped too soon’
• Curt Mills: ‘This war was at the behest of Israel’

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

John Bolton, former National Security Adviser @AmbJohnBolton

Curt Mills, executive director The American Conservative magazine @CurtMills

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Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Ed Gould

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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