The Dispatch29%
Why the U.S.-Iran MOU Fell Apart 4%
By Steve Hayes18% Jonah Goldberg32% Mike Nelson48% David French0%
7/24/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Topics: Podcast
BS Summary: This article contains 4 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Quote-first Misdirection, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 8 hits. Analysis detected 22 faulty-reasoning hits from 91 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 17% and a BS Rank of 4% (20,468 of 21,187 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 96.60% of the article peer group.
Steve Hayes is joined by Mike Nelson, David French, and Jonah Goldberg to discuss the latest round of strikes on Iran, the prospect of nuclear proliferation by the Saudi Arabian government, and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership.
**The Agenda:**
—What and why are we striking?
—[Trump is losing MAGA](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/poll-maga-souring-iran-war-costs-trump-01006976)
—[Dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/20/us-prepares-all-out-war-iran-sending-more-jets-middle-east/)
—What will victory look like?
—[Leadership change in Ukraine](https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/ukraines-military-shake-up/)
—[Nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia](https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/trump-saudi-nuclear-power-iran/)
—NWYT:[Laura Loomer](https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2079598033130414320?
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**Show notes:**
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—[New York Times: Both sides demand victory](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/middleeast/us-iran-talks-war.html)
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False Dilemma
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