Letters from an American

February 28, 2026

March 2, 2026·14 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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On February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched a major military assault on Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury by the Trump administration, despite no evidence of an imminent Iranian threat. President Donald J. Trump justified the war as a mission to free the Iranian people and prevent n

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Donald J. TrumpAyatollah Ali KhameneiTimothy SnyderJared KushnerMohammed bin Salman

Books

Thinking Aboutby Timothy Snyder

Companies

International Atomic Energy AgencyU.S. Defense Intelligence Agency

Topics

AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismUs Politics

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