The Cost of War in Iran

The HITO boys give a semi-brief update on the war with Iran, particularly pertaining to the Strait of Hormuz and its openness (shout out Pete Hegseth), Israel is launching a ground invasion into Lebanon, and our Democrats still can't catch a vibe and oppose this war. Later, Will Lawrence joins the show to discuss his race for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, where the party has failed to meet the moment, and his attitude towards the war with Iran.Our interview with Saikat Chakrabarti: https://youtu.be/SXDqE9KlaekEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Billions of dollars down the drain(4:38) Intro/reviews(11:42) Iran War update(35:01) MY DEMOCRATS(45:42) Interview with Will Lawrence(1:33:14) EndingSeen on this episode:Iran updates - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/17/world/iran-war-trump-oil-lebanon https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-invades-lebanon-opening-new-front-against-iran-f5e29555?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc4iEzTjmot7CWVkhIfSjrryM9KYuAE5wA-d3G7aIhDkuiPKptyVlSRMqLRp8o%3D&gaa_ts=69b95ab5&gaa_sig=IJVUj48PPxee91edTwbpHc409KqZ7Gn0x_6-PKl9MvnXtLPNzl61sahAQT_SqqhC3wrPPWTjWqIAPHZKbbeBYQ%3D%3D https://time.com/article/2026/03/16/what-us-spending-on-the-war-in-iran-could-fund-instead https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/democrats-trump-iran-war-00829278https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/17/iran-war-live-updates-news-israel-trump-strikes-us-embassy-baghdad-strait-of-hormuz-middle-east-latesthttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd039n9vj3vohttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-demands-others-help-secure-strait-hormuz-japan-australia-say-no-plans-send-2026-03-16/

Candidate for CA-11 Saikat Chakrabarti joins the show to discuss succeeding Nancy Pelosi, the inevitable burst of the AI bubble and how the government should respond, the failures of the Democratic Party on ICE, Iran, and basically everything else, and how we should rethink the economy to work for working people. Check out Saikat's campaign: https://www.saikat.us/enEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected]

The HITO boys are back to talk about Lindsey Graham's insane statements on Fox News, mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure, Oil market volatility and what it means for gas prices, and what OUR democrats are doing about it all (nothing). Senate Democrats got together to write a strongly worded letter about our bombing of an Iranian girls' school. But we have to wonder, does a strongly worded letter mean anything when centrists are considering further funding the war? 18 of OUR Democrats voted to confirm yet another Trump pick, this time for NSA director. What could go wrong!Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Iran War continues for some reason - ​​https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/middleeast/iran-war-costs-pentagon.html?smid=url-share https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/first-6-days-iran-war-cost-11-billion-pentagon-tells-senators-rcna263060 https://www.heritage.org/welfare/commentary/somali-welfare-fraud-minnesota-has-cost-american-taxpayers-billionshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-has-laid-about-dozen-mines-strait-hormuz-sources-say-2026-03-11/https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/middleeast/iran-mine-strait-of-hormuz-intl?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=up-next-article-end&tenant_id=related.enhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuzhttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-2026?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcs1Ez2Y24jDv-bQLGAaOOUq5P3wYAJ-Z_bmb0KZCQRTEHegyOgaStQreMWRTE%3D&gaa_ts=69b2c944&gaa_sig=CY6ElVoyfqrinwNVKkc-WRv6PuEvnW4z7w4sN2amRiiaaZOCr5AgF15mZfn_2TZCuAlLgnio3KfHmddf8MKWJg%3D%3Dhttps://www.commondreams.org/news/fetterman-iranDemocrats approve new NSA director - https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-confirms-national-security-agency-director-ending-long-vacancy-2026-03-10/ https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-172/issue-37/senate-section/article/S675-1https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2026/s49 

The HITO men continue to discuss developments in the United States and Israel's war with Iran. Civilian infrastructure is now being targeted by all parties, Ayatollah Khamenei's son was selected as the new Ayatollah in a move that is functionally a double down on the Iranian side of the war, our Democrats continue to do functionally nothing, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham apparently gave Netenyahu tips on how to persuade him into striking Iran, and gas prices for us all are going up thanks to the Strait or Hormuz closure. Joy!Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Trump is Biden and Trump is Bush(13:39) Intro/reviews(22:19) Iran War updates(52:37) Lindsey Graham is a foreign asset(1:03:19) Democrats continue to be MY Democrats(1:20:07) Ending/reviewsSeen on this episode:Iran War Updates - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/bahrain-says-water-desalination-plant-damaged-in-iranian-drone-attack https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/why-are-iranian-leaders-sending-mixed-messages-on-gulf-attacks https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/8/israeli-strike-on-hotel-in-lebanons-beirut-kills-four-people https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-8-2026-f0b20dbffaea9351ae1e54183ffe53ffhttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lindsey-graham-trump-iran-fa5f54f0?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdjDLod_PQnNQsJhP_f53z-fmHvsRR2C7AQtAVd1RUovhb7wXdk50fJe-SM_sM%3D&gaa_ts=69ada4c2&gaa_sig=urQKv4W6edfyoDgaszbffrx9aLPoTqg9ySIC5K5z6c1xVeBFwTFW24265QL64AP7hLhbQaj-iFKaTMeYQNe__A%3D%3D https://www.nytimes.com/article/netanyahu-corruption-trial-pardon.html

The HITO men continue to discuss the war with Iran: how expensive it is, how long it will last, and its human costs. Nobody seems to have their story straight on whether the very obvious regime change is a regime change or not. Marco Rubio gave us a not-so-rare peak behind the curtain when he told reporters Israel dragged us into this and Pete Hegseth is being endlessly corny. Considering the massive cost attached to this war (possibly $50 billion+), the HITO men of course take time to talk about our Democrats who may vote to fund it. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Senator injures protesting Marine veteran(3:50) Intro/reviews(11:45) WAR IN IRAN IS BAD(44:00) What are MY Democrats up to?(1:07:58) Extras: Anthropic vs DOD, attacks on trans folks in Kansas(1:16:25) Ending/reviewsSeen on this episode:Iran updates - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-many-people-have-been-killed-us-israel-war-iran-2026-03-03/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/israeli-strikes-hit-beirut-amid-threats-on-iranian-officials-in-lebanonhttps://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/democrats-iran-supplemental-funding-00813547https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/03/03/how-trumps-war-with-iran-could-have-already-cost-over-1-billion/https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-war-could-cost-billions-144909964.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/politics/2026/03/see-what-trump-and-hegseth-had-to-say-about-american-troops-in-iran.htmlhttps://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-reckless-war-in-iran-has-already-cost-more-than-5-billion/https://fortune.com/2026/03/04/iran-conflict-could-swap-one-bad-leader-for-another-200-billion-dollar-cost/https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/iran-leader-trump-khameneiKansas anti-trans billhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/us/kansas-trans-drivers-license-bathroom-law

Born just in time to deploy to the Middle East! The HITO men talk about Trump’s newly launched war with Iran. They dismantle the lackluster justifications the Trump administration is proposing for why the war is a good idea and dive into the various statements from moderate Democrats that somewhat endorse Trump's horrible actions. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) JD Vance believes nothing(5:20) Intro/reviews(11:54) War with Iran(53:40) How are Democrats responding?(1:28:11) Ending/reviewsSeen on this episode:US-Israel-Iran War - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5758310-vance-defends-iran-strikes/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/peace-within-reach-as-iran-agrees-no-nuclear-material-stockpile-oman-fm 

The HITO boys recap Trump’s disappointing, long, and excessively racist State of the Union response, relay their disappointment with the Democratic response, and touch on minor updates when it comes to war with Iran. Our Democrats are back with a vengeance this episode, Gavin Newsom is throwing trans people under the bus, Kamala Harris is threatening another run, and the entire party may just be the CIA at this point.Video Essay on Gavin Newsom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PN0OpdWjPE&t=30sEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Greg Gutfeld's response to the State of the Union(3:07) Intro/reviews(6:40) State of the Union & Democratic response(39:12) War with Iran still looming...(52:21) Gavin Newsom sucks so bad(1:06:53) Extras: Cuba, DOJ still covering up for Epstein(1:08:40) Ending/reviews

The HITO men talk about the seemingly impending war with Iran and Trump's illegal tariffs. The US military build-up near Iran is reaching 2003 and 1991 levels, and if there's one thing we know about military build-ups, it's that they don't happen for nothing. Trump's might makes right politics amid nuclear “negotiations” may drag us into yet another war in the Middle East! Also discussed is Trump's infatuation with Tariffs. Despite the 6-3 SCOTUS ruling deeming his liberation day tariffs illegal, Trump is doing everything he can to raise prices on everything you want to buy. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Tucker Carlson does actual journalism???(13:28) Intro/reviews(19:00) War looming with Iran(40:30) Tariff talk(1:05:11) DNC report leak, Gaza was a major issue for Harris(1:09:09) Kash Patel, the goofiest man on the planet(1:13:05) Ending/reviewsSeen on this episode: Tariffs - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/02/21/trump-has-backup-plan-after-supreme-court-overturns-tariffs-heres-how-far-he-could-go/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/what-will-happen-to-trump-tariffs-after-supreme-court-verdicthttps://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5720826/trump-calls-scotus-tariffs-decision-deeply-disappointing-and-lays-out-path-forwardhttps://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5672383/supreme-court-tariffshttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/business/supreme-court-tariffs-refunds.html Iran - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-curious-why-iran-has-not-capitulated-amid-us-military-buildup-says-witkoff-2026-02-22/ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-military-buildup-around-iran-like-dantes-inferno-ex-nato-commander-us-navy-admiral-james-g-stavridis-11124113

The HITO men talk about what seems like the first person to face accountability for the latest Epstein Files drop in the former Prince of England, Andrew Windsor. Zohran Mamdani was also in the news this week with two possible plans to balance the NYC budget: tax the rich, or tax everyone else. The show is wrapped up with talk of a possible war with Iran and Jared of Arabia. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) JD Vance being a cornball at the Board of Peace(5:22) Intro/reviews(10:06) "Prince" Andrew gets arrested, then released(26:30) Mamdani, budget battle, and more(45:30) War with Iran(1:03:35) Extras: Colbert & Crockett drama, awesome MAHA video(1:14:57) Ending/reviewsSeen on this episode: Former Prince Andrew arrested - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/former-prince-andrew-arrested-epstein-files-revelations-rcna259691https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andrew-windsor-officially-no-longer-a-prince-after-king-formally-strips-title-for-epstein-ties#:~:text=Turn%20on%20desktop%20notifications?,'%22Mamdani’s New York - https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/17/mamdani-property-taxes-reform-budget-hochul/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/nyregion/mamdani-budget.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/nyregion/homeless-encampment-mamdani-nyc.htmlhttps://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/17/rent-freeze-board-mamdani-regulated-apartments/Iran - https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5719071/iran-us-gunboat-diplomacy-nuclear-talks-in-balancehttps://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-hold-high-stakes-nuclear-talks-geneva-threat-war-looms-rcna259304

The boys talk about our Democrats and how they keep falling below our already-low expectations. These Democrats are still lost on the DHS and ICE issue, but who knows what concessions they will extract, if any, during this shutdown. CNN also released new polling that says the Democratic base is becoming more “far left” while Americans' perception of the party is that they are “too liberal”. The boys break it down and discuss why it doesn't carry the electability concerns that people want you to think. BECOME A PATREON FOR EARLY ACCESS!Our interview with Kyle Blomquist: https://youtu.be/zrHS1QbuO-wEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 40% off Ground News: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Hillary Clinton...(4:44) Intro/reviews(11:38) DHS funding battle, MY DEMOCRATS!!!(39:27) CNN polling: the left is rising... and that's bad?(1:09:25) War with Iran (?)(1:12:47) Ending/ReviewsSeen on this episode: DHS shutdown - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/know-dhs-government-shutdown-happening-impacts-rcna259001 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/democrats-ice-reforms-funding-bill https://prospect.org/2026/02/13/ice-dhs-homeland-security-funding-congress-trump-minneapolis/ CNN polling - https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-damage-done-democrats-europe-050047531.htmlhttps://www.ipsos.com/en-us/americans-favor-republicans-key-issues-prefer-democrats-control-next-congresshttps://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-remains-silent-amid-right-wing-firestorm-over-carlsons-interview-fuentes#:~:text=Commentators%20and%20politicians%20on%20the,Matters%20review%20conducted%20Thursday%20morning.&text=But%20Fox's%20executives%20and%20stars,the%20network's%20top%2Drated%20host.Iran - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz4y3zwz5o