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Independent Americans host and Iraq War veteran Paul Rieckhoff takes you behind the scenes of his fiery CNN Newsroom clash with former Congressman and fellow Iraq vet Peter Meijer over President Trump’s escalating Iran strategy and the deadly strike on an Iranian school that killed scores of children and teachers. In this raw, real-time debrief, Rieckhoff explains why Trump’s rush to blame Iran despite independent analysis suggesting U.S. responsibility shreds American credibility, feels like “deja vu all over again” for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, and risks dragging America into another open-ended Middle East war most Americans do not want.​

When Donald Trump launches a war on Iran, hits a whole new country in Ecuador, talks openly about striking Cuba next—and Congress can’t even be bothered to interrupt its weekend to hold an emergency session—you know America has a serious problem. In this all–new episode of Independent Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff takes you inside his fiery appearance on MSNBC’s Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he confronts Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal and calls out a weak, failed Congress that is “not even a speed bump” to Trump’s most dangerous impulses.

Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Air National Guard combat veteran and star of the new film “The Last Republican,” now on YouTube. They dive deep into the escalating Iran war—with no clear endgame, potential boots on the ground, civilian casualties including a possible U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ school, and Congress failing to check Trump’s power via War Powers resolutions.

In this all-new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff hits all the breaking news and most urgent topics with bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and Tribe, war reporter, and documentarian Sebastian Junger for a raw, unflinching conversation about the unfolding war in Iran, a US Senator snapping the arm of a protestor, the follies of regime change wars, the human costs of American adventurism, Trump and Hegseth’s nasty brand of fake-leadership, courage, patriotism, and what it really means to live — and almost die — for something bigger than yourself. 

Trump has struck nine foreign countries in the past year and just opened a new front in Ecuador—while thousands of Americans remain stranded near Iran with no clear evacuation plan. From Times Square after sparring with Democrat Senator Blumenthal on MSNow, Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff blasts a Congress acting more like “mall cops” than a check on Trump’s runaway war powers.

Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down Trump’s fast‑escalating war with Iran, the rise of deadly drone warfare, and what it all means for American troops, families, and civilians worldwide. Then, regular guest and legendary CNN Pentagon reporter Barbara Starr joins Paul to cut through the chaos, dissect the Pentagon’s long‑delayed press briefings, and explain why “air power alone” won’t deliver victory in Iran—or anywhere else.

War has come to Iran, and America is not ready for what comes next. Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former special operations pilot and drone warfare expert Nolan Peterson to break down the air war, the drone threat to the U.S. homeland, and the terrifying question of AI in the military kill chain. This is the conversation Congress isn’t having — and the one every American needs to hear right now.

Trump launched an unauthorized, unpopular war with Iran, and Independent Americans host and national security expert Paul Rieckhoff joins MSNOW’s “The Weekend” to break down what it means for our troops, our Congress, and our future. 

Paul Rieckhoff delivers unfiltered analysis from Florida in this special episode — breaking down Trump’s State of the Union, the looming threat of military action against Iran, America’s shameful abstention on Ukraine at the UN, and what NYC’s new mayor got dangerously wrong with the NYPD. No spin. Just the straight talk independent Americans deserve.

Paul Rieckhoff delivers unfiltered analysis from Florida in this special episode — breaking down Trump’s State of the Union, the looming threat of military action against Iran, America’s shameful abstention on Ukraine at the UN, and what NYC’s new mayor got dangerously wrong with the NYPD. No spin. Just the straight talk independent Americans deserve.