Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends ceremony in Tehran, Iran.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2025.(Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/ Handout via Reuters)

On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the massive unrest in Iran and Trump’s response to it, Jerome Powell’s recent statement, and more fallout for last week’s tragic shooting in Minnesota.

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Light Items:

  • Rich: Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero by Adam Nicolson
  • Charlie: pulled pork
  • Jim: Home B&B
  • Noah: American Dream Mall

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