Operation Economic Outcast Chokes Iran, Al-Qaeda’s Secret 9/11 Nuclear Plot, & Spencer Pratt’s Viral Rant

On this edition of The Adult in the Room, Victoria Taft breaks down major geopolitical escalations, unsealed counterterrorism intelligence, and cultural updates: Operation Economic Outcast & Iran SITREP (Edmond Fitton-Brown): Former UN Sanctions Coordinator and FDD Senior Fellow Edmond Fitton-Brown analyzes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s "Operation Economic Outcast". Fitton-Brown details the secondary sanctions squeeze on China and the UAE, the historic collapse of the Iranian rial past 2 million per dollar, domestic fuel and water shortages in Tehran, and the strategic vulnerability of Al-Qaeda’s high command sheltered inside Iran. Al-Qaeda’s Post-9/11 Nuclear Plot (Michael Leibowitz): Former Guantanamo Bay prosecutor Michael Leibowitz joins the show to discuss his new book, Second Wave. Leibowitz reveals the classified plot led by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan to smuggle nuclear weapons into U.S. commercial ports via a wealthy New York businessman. He also details why 20th hijacker Mohammed al-Qahtani was released and explains the structural physics behind the World Trade Center collapse. A Tribute to Dolly Parton: Victoria reflects on the life, songwriting genius, and literacy legacy of the late Dolly Parton following her passing. Enes Kanter Freedom & The WNBA: Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom attends a WNBA game in Chicago wearing a shirt defining biological womanhood, sparking a viral confrontation. F-18 Ejection Video Analysis: A review of bodycam footage showing a Marine Corps pilot recovering after ejecting from a $72M F/A-18 jet in Yakima, Washington. The Finishing Move (Spencer Pratt's Viral Rant): Victoria breaks down Spencer Pratt’s viral monologue dismantling true-crime "mommy-sleuth" TikTok culture, the romanticization of violent criminals like Luigi Mangione, and the erosion of baseline societal morality