US troops, Israel's targets, IRGC, Mullin and the Fed
The U.S. weighs sending thousands more troops to the Middle East. Signs of an Iran strategy split emerge between the U.S. and Israel. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tighten their grip on wartime decision...
19 Maalis 12min
Cluster munitions, Larijani, Joe Kent and Trump-Takaichi
* This episode has been corrected to remove an erroneous reference to the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi being on Wednesday. It is scheduled for...
18 Maalis 12min
Iran security chief, US Iraq embassy, Gulf attacks and Cuba
*This podcast has been corrected to remove an erroneous reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as president Israel says Iran's security chief Ali Larijani has been killed. Rockets an...
17 Maalis 13min
Hormuz security, Cuba, TSA workers and the Oscars
Calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appear to fall on deaf ears. Tehran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia tells Reuters that Iran's relations with Gulf states requi...
16 Maalis 12min
Trump pressures allies, Iran arrests, fuel shock and F1 cancellations
Iran arrests dozens of people it accuses of aiding Israeli strikes, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit Kharg Island “a few more times just for fun.” As oil prices rise, Trump wants allies...
15 Maalis 11min
Iran vows retaliation, Russia-Ukraine, Oscars and ant-smuggling
Iran warns it may target U.S. “hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates, as a drone attack disrupts oil-loading at the UAE’s Fujairah oil hub. European leaders push back as Washington issues a sanctions ...
14 Maalis 11min
US military crash, Trump's Iran exit plan, Cuba-US talks
*This podcast has been updated to include the latest news on a federal judge blocking subpoenas issued by the U.S. Justice Department against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The update also incl...
13 Maalis 11min
Iran's $200 oil warning, trade probes, school strike and Lebanon
Tankers burn and Iran says the world should be prepared for oil prices to soar, as major economies release barrels from their strategic reserves. Investigators think the U.S. military may have been re...
12 Maalis 12min
