U.S. forces struck Iranian targets Thursday after two U.S. destroyers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump called this response a “love tap” and said the exchange of fire did not represent a break in the ceasefire. Moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Amna Nawaz of PBS News Hour, and Jonathan Lemire and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic discuss this and more.
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/8/26
May. 08, 2026 AT 8:48 p.m. EDT
FROM THIS EPISODE
Clip: What’s driving Trump’s push to leave his mark on Washington
Trump seems much more engaged with architecture and design projects in Washington than he is in managing the globe. The panel discusses the president’s preoccupation with legacy and how history will remember him.
Clip: Trump’s struggle to find an off-ramp from the Iran war
Is the United States still at war with Iran? If the war is over, who won and who actually controls the Strait of Hormuz now? The panel discusses these questions and whether Trump has an exit strategy from the fighting he initiated.
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