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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 21 MIN

Trump’s “Stone Age” Ultimatum

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to break down Trump’s maximalist threat to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure “back to the Stone Age” unless they agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—an ultimatum that, for now, Tehran seems content to ignore, betting instead on Trump’s eroding political support. Julia also discusses her exclusive scoop on the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to label antifa as a foreign terrorist threat.

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to break down Trump’s maximalist threat to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure “back to the Stone Age” unless they agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—an ultimatum that, for now, Tehran seems content to ignore, betting instead on Trump’s eroding political support. Julia also discusses her exclusive scoop on the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to label antifa as a foreign terrorist threat.

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