A man, no plan, Iran

无计划之人,伊朗

Today, Explained

2026-03-03

25 分钟
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President Trump got what he wanted in Iran: a change in leadership. But what he wants next isn't clear... and seems to change by the minute. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru and Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Andrea López-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. Iranians protesting against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States. Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • It's Today Explained.

  • This week's big news was supposed to be that Sean Rama's firm is back from parental leave.

  • But then there was even bigger news.

  • So I texted you on the weekend and I was like, yo, do you want me to do the bigger news?

  • And you were like, my name's Noel King.

  • Step aside.

  • Let's go to the president to see why he's doing war with Iran.

  • Every time you see someone with missing arms and legs or a face that's been absolutely shattered violently,

  • it was almost certainly caused by an Iran.

  • Roadside bomb.

  • He is not trying to beat the forever war allegations.

  • Somebody said today, they said, oh, well, the president wants to do it really quickly.

  • After that, he'll get bored.

  • I don't get bored.

  • There's nothing boring about this.

  • The president says he doesn't have the yips about sending in ground troops.

  • He also says we accidentally killed the people who were supposed to take over from the Ayatollah.

  • Sean, are you glad to be back?

  • I don't miss my beautiful little daughter at all.

  • When things get hard, how do you talk to yourself?