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The Foreign Report · August 13 · 58 min

Holy War Problems + JD Plays the Hits

The FP Zaddy is back! This week he and Travis discuss the role of the IRGC in this seemingly never-ending war and how, surprise surprise, the Trump administration has gotten trapped in the quicksand of a holy war they did not see coming. They talk through Trump's latest ploy in his quest to end birthright citizenship and the ongoing tragedy of the demise of TPS. Also, after a quiet week, JD is back in all his monstrous glory. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/north-korea-could-deploy-up-to-50000-troops-to-russia-zelenskyy-says-21495 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-trumps-new-attempt-to-limit-birthright-citizenship https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/with-protected-status-cancelled-ohio-haitians-lose-jobs-face-terror-and-impossible-choices/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/31/ohio-cities-brace-for-possible-uptick-of-ice-activity-after-protected-status-ends-for-haitians/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DbscxBBjd-d/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrzcyYlCJC/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbs_7MzR2sa/ https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/irans-revolutionary-guards https://mei.edu/publication/moving-post-khamenei-era-role-irgc-and-clergy/ https://alexanderhamiltonsociety.org/security-strategy/issue-one/irgc-history-and-role-in-iranian-statecraft/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/iran-names-khameneis-son-as-new-supreme-leader-after-fathers-killing-2 https://mei.edu/publication/moving-post-khamenei-era-role-irgc-and-clergy/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/focus-on-iran-three-men-are-executed-amid-war-marking-first-executions-of-december-2025-january-2026-protestors https://www.ecpm.org/en/countries/iran/ https://iranhumanrights.org/2026/04/irans-execution-machine-political-hangings-surge-as-dozens-face-imminent-death/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReport Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The FP Zaddy is back! This week he and Travis discuss the role of the IRGC in this seemingly never-ending war and how, surprise surprise, the Trump administration has gotten trapped in the quicksand of a holy war they did not see coming. They talk through Trump's latest ploy in his quest to end birthright citizenship and the ongoing tragedy of the demise of TPS. Also, after a quiet week, JD is back in all his monstrous glory.

JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB

JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell

Media/Links:

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/north-korea-could-deploy-up-to-50000-troops-to-russia-zelenskyy-says-21495

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-trumps-new-attempt-to-limit-birthright-citizenship

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/with-protected-status-cancelled-ohio-haitians-lose-jobs-face-terror-and-impossible-choices/

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/31/ohio-cities-brace-for-possible-uptick-of-ice-activity-after-protected-status-ends-for-haitians/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbscxBBjd-d/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrzcyYlCJC/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbs_7MzR2sa/

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/irans-revolutionary-guards

https://mei.edu/publication/moving-post-khamenei-era-role-irgc-and-clergy/

https://alexanderhamiltonsociety.org/security-strategy/issue-one/irgc-history-and-role-in-iranian-statecraft/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/iran-names-khameneis-son-as-new-supreme-leader-after-fathers-killing-2

https://mei.edu/publication/moving-post-khamenei-era-role-irgc-and-clergy/

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/focus-on-iran-three-men-are-executed-amid-war-marking-first-executions-of-december-2025-january-2026-protestors

https://www.ecpm.org/en/countries/iran/

https://iranhumanrights.org/2026/04/irans-execution-machine-political-hangings-surge-as-dozens-face-imminent-death/

Follow The Show:

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