Archive - Aaron Mate

Audio: Trump's ‘grand bargain’ rejects Iran's longstanding compromise

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Apr 16 • Aaron Maté

8:14

Trump's ‘grand bargain’ rejects Iran's longstanding compromise

While causing widespread carnage in Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine, the Trump administration shuns Tehran's decades-old terms for accommodation.

Apr 16 • Aaron Maté

Trump's Iran off-ramp: ignoring Israel

The US and Iran have reportedly traded dueling proposals on a timeline capping Iranian uranium enrichment. But Israel continues to stand in the way.

Apr 14 • Aaron Maté

25:16

Audio: With no exit plan, Trump’s war for US-Israeli dominance seeks long-term Iranian suffering

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Apr 3 • Aaron Maté

7:22

With no exit plan, Trump’s war for US-Israeli dominance seeks long-term Iranian suffering

Unable to claim a military victory, Trump and Israel go to war on Iran's infrastructure.

Apr 3 • Aaron Maté

Trump's choice: escalate, or claim a fake victory

Amid threats of a US ground invasion of Iran, Trump will address the nation on the war.

Apr 1 • Aaron Maté

28:13

March 2026

Trump buys time for a new escalation

As Trump claims a new diplomatic off-ramp, US forces gear up for an assault on the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, a rare high-level admission of the dirty war…

Mar 24 • Aaron Maté

23:57

Senior Trump official resigns over Iran war

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center: "I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran."

Mar 17 • Aaron Maté

29:24

Can Trump find an Iran exit ramp?

With declining public support, a resilient Iran, and a crumbling set of lies, Trump claims that the war is almost over.

Mar 10 • Aaron Maté

24:42

MAGA’s new excuse for Iran war: Israel made us do it

Marco Rubio and top Congressional allies offer up a new excuse for attacking Iran, one so farcical that Trump immediately contradicted it.

Mar 3 • Aaron Maté

Article audio: With ‘Epic Fury’, regime change radicals go to war on Iran

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Mar 2 • Aaron Maté

11:07

With ‘Epic Fury’, regime change radicals go to war on Iran

After again pretending to engage in diplomacy with Tehran, the US and Israel launch a new catastrophe in West Asia.

Mar 2 • Aaron Maté

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