The war in the Middle East is about to enter its third week with the US and Israel continuing major airstrikes across Iran, Tehran retaliating with asymmetric warfare, and a major situation developing in the Strait of Hormuz. Elliott Abrams was President Trump's point person on Iran during his first term, and he joins the show from Washington DC.  

Also on today's show: author Reza Aslan, “An American Martyr in Persia”; Atlantic staff writer Caitlin Dickerson