Trump’s ‘war of whim’ in Iran

US President Donald Trump started a war with Iran last week. The American and Israeli bombing campaign has killed more than a thousand people, according to Iranian state media. Iran’s retaliatory strikes threaten to cut off all energy exports in the coming days.The FT’s US national editor Edward Luce and US foreign affairs correspondent Abigail Hauslohner explain how that war is changing Washington and America’s allies.  Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump has no ‘phase two’ plan for Iran war, says US senatorDonald Trump’s dangerous ‘war of whim’US holds talks with Iranian Kurdish militants over anti-regime operationsSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz and the FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.CREDIT: CBC, US Central Command on XRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.