Mona Charen and Eric Edelman examine how Trump stumbled into the Iran war without a clear plan, alienated allies, strengthened Tehran's position, and left the United States looking weaker.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MONACHAREN at https://www.oneskin.co/MONACHAREN#oneskinpodLinks mentioned in this episode:Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/israel-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran.htmlUS lacks scores of ambassadors in Africahttps://www.semafor.com/article/07/10/2026/us-lacks-scores-of-ambassadors-in-africa
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