Tensions between Iran and the United States have been escalating since the rifts over the Iran Nuclear Deal, all culminating on January 3, 2020, when the US carried out a lethal airstrike assassinating Qasem Soleimani in an airport Iraq. As Congress attempts to block any further military action in Iran, Danielle and Darren take a look at the history of the US's involvement in the Middle East and how this affect the ongoing crisis.
Oh and also, there's some cool talk about the impeachment in there. What's going on? Absolutely nothing, and the Senate's going to see to that, but we're still going to talk about it (and Mitch.)
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