On this episode of Pod Save the World, hosts Tommy and Ben Rhodes unpack a chaotic week in U.S. foreign policy, covering stalled Iran ceasefire talks, Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation as Director of National Intelligence, Pope Leo XIV’s sweeping encyclical on AI ethics, controversial U.S. arms
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