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‘Trump calls on us to go to the Strait of Hormuz and clean up the mess’ – EU lawmaker

In this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect Rick discusses the Iran war with Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Amid news and speculation about a possible US ground invasion of Iran, Parsi says it would be a disastrous mistake for Trump because right now, he still has the backing of many Americans, with Fox News and legacy media ‘misinformation’ helping him.

However, when US ground troops start dying, he will lose his own base. Also in this episode, a look at the possibility of an off-ramp for Trump, with Rick asking whether his ability to read the room might help the US escape the situation and save the president’s ratings. Trita Parsi discussed how everything depends on which room Trump is reading, with him having a weakness for the Israeli lobby. Catch the full episode on RT International.

31.03.2026
34:19 min
31.03.2026
34:19 min
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‘Trump calls on us to go to the Strait of Hormuz and clean up the mess’ – EU lawmaker
Sanchez Effect is a journalistic rebellion. RT’s flagship program is led by Rick Sanchez, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning newsman who’s made a career out of defying the status quo. “When only one side of a story is permitted, that’s when I push harder. If Moscow is deemed off-limits, it’s precisely where I want to be. Because more often than not, truth resides in the places we’re told not to look.”