Trump’s Iran Power Play

特朗普的伊朗权力博弈

What A Day

2026-02-18

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U.S. officials met with Iranian envoys in Switzerland Tuesday to negotiate the fate of Iran’s nuclear program — and came away with a “set of guiding principles,” according to Iran’s foreign minister. But trying to figure out what, exactly, each country wants in these talks is confusing at best. Both President Donald Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have made not-so-veiled threats of military action toward the other country. So what, exactly, is everyone doing here? Do they want a deal – or a war? To find out, we spoke to Nahal Toosi, the senior foreign affairs correspondent and columnist for Politico. And in headlines, CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert calls out his own network, President Trump lashes out over a sewage leak in the Potomac River, and Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the Trump administration. Show Notes: Check out Nahal's work – www.politico.com/staff/nahal-toosi Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8 What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Wednesday, February 18th.

  • I'm Jane Costin, and this is What A Day,

  • the show that says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

  • Kennedy Jr.

  • Stop working out in jeans and stop filming yourself working out in jeans.

  • Actually, just stop.

  • Whatever you're doing, stop.

  • On today's show, President Donald Trump lashes out over sewage leaking into the Potomac River.

  • Sounds like he still hasn't figured out how to drain the swamp.

  • And Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the Trump administration.

  • Goodbye.

  • You will not be missed.

  • But let's start with Iran.

  • U.S.

  • officials met with Iranian envoys in Switzerland Tuesday to negotiate the fate of Iran's nuclear program.

  • But it turns out the two sides didn't actually meet.

  • Here is MSNOW's Inez de la Quaterra.

  • They were indirect talks, so the American and Iranian delegations never actually came face to face.

  • Instead, they were talking to the Omani foreign minister who was mediating those negotiations.

  • Not a great sign when you need an intermediary just to agree on a, quote, set of guiding principles.