The Glenn Beck Program Best of the Program | Guest: Tracey Holmes | 3/13/26
Mar 13, 2026
Tracey Holmes, an Australian sports journalist known for covering international sports and the Iranian women's team, describes the team's refusal to sing Iran's anthem in Australia. She recounts threats, asylum decisions, and Australia's emergency visa response. The conversation touches on public protests, FIFA implications, and the broader political pressures facing athletes abroad.
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Iranism Framed As Longstanding Civilizational Disease
- Glenn Beck frames Iran's Islamism as a long‑running existential disease that began with the 1979 revolution and embassy hostage crisis.
- He argues the conflict is now widespread, requiring radical treatment because incremental measures failed over 47 years.
War As Necessary But Brutal Treatment
- Beck compares military action to chemotherapy: painful, weakening, but necessary to purge a pervasive threat.
- He warns treatment side effects (terror attacks, economic shocks, social strain) are expected but preferable to collapse.
Iran Women's Team Anthem Protest And Asylum Outcomes
- Tracey Holmes recounts Iran women's soccer team refusing to sing the anthem in Australia, echoing the 2022 men's World Cup protest.
- Six players accepted Australian emergency visas; others went to Malaysia and face travel barriers home.