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10/15/26: Trump Threatens To Use MOAB On Iran, Israel's New Security Doctrine, Leaked Ken Paxton Audio

October 15, 2026

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Trump Threatens MOAB on Iran, Israel's New Security Doctrine, and the Midterm Landscape

The morning's most alarming development came from the Pentagon, where President Trump is reportedly considering dropping the GBU-43B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb — the "Mother of All Bombs" — on Iran for the first time in the conflict. Saagar noted that he covered the last use of this weapon roughly ten years ago in Afghanistan, also ordered by Trump, and described it as a "propaganda op" designed to salvage a failing war effort. The bomb, which can eviscerate about nine city blocks, is not a bunker buster; it destroys surface targets, meaning its primary effect would be mass civilian damage and infrastructure destruction. "The entire thing is a propaganda op," Saagar said. "It would just be designed to take out energy infrastructure." Krystal added that Trump may be seeking a messaging victory ahead of disastrous midterm polls, comparing it to "messaging bills in Congress" that aren't meant to accomplish anything substantive.

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  • 1 Timestamped Outline
  • 2 (00:02) **Show Introduction and Contest Announcement** - Krystal and Saagar preview the day's segments and promote a subscriber contest for tickets to a Fish show at Madison Square Garden
  • 3 (02:02) **Trump Threatens to Drop "Mother of All Bombs" on Iran** - Breaking news that the Pentagon is considering using the GBU-43B MOAB, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal, against Iran
  • 4 (06:06) **Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens with Sinking Tanker** - A Singaporean-flagged tanker has sunk in the Strait of Hormuz, with satellite imagery confirming the vessel now obstructing the channel
  • 5 (10:29) **Iran's Strategic Position and Economic Warfare** - Analysis suggests Iran feels time is on its side, with increasing evidence that countries are paying Iran for the privilege of bringing ships through the Strait
  • 6 (14:55) **Cataclysmic Rhetoric and Saudi Arabia's Vulnerability** - The Emir of Qatar warns citizens to prepare for "the worst possibilities" as the conflict with Saudi Arabia escalates
  • 7 (21:30) **The Myth of US Control Over the Strait of Hormuz** - Biden's former energy envoy Amos Hochstein reveals the true cost of claiming control

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Guests on this episode

Trita Parsi Logan Phillips

Show Notes

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump threatens to use mother of all bombs on Iran, Israel's insane new security doctrine, more leaked Ken Paxton audio as Republicans panic.

Kevin Roose: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250454010/theagichronicles/

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Trita Parsi: https://x.com/tparsi

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