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AL-Monitor’s twice-weekly podcast on the top stories from the Middle East, featuring our expert correspondents and editors around the region and in Washington.
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Iran is warning against new attacks on its territory ahead of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv
Israel may see strategic value in its latest deal with Lebanon as tensions with Iran persist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info
Uncertainty surrounds the latest negotiations in Doha as Iraq moves to tackle corruption. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The announcement follows the Lebanese parliament speaker slamming the recent US-brokered deal with Israel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not
The negotiations will include representatives from Pakistan and Qatar, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said, as Israel engages in talks with the US on its presence in southern Lebanon ahead of a planned Washington trip by Leb
Pressure is building on Capitol Hill for US President Donald Trump to release the text of the agreement with Iran as G7 leaders said they welcomed an end to the war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca
US President Donald Trump criticized Israel again ahead of nuclear talks with Iran this Friday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell
Gulf states and energy markets welcomed the deal between the United States and Iran to end the war, while Israel made it clear it is not bound by the deal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P
Al-Monitor’s Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss whether Israel has been kept out of the loop by the United States on negotiations with Iran, and why the daylight between the US and Israel may hurt Prime Mini
Host Adam Lucente speaks to Rosaleen Carroll, co-author of Al-Monitor’s China-Middle East newsletter, to discuss Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to China amid signs of progress in the US-Iran talks. Liste
Host Adam Lucente speaks to Al-Monitor contributor Barin Kayaoglu and Royal United Services Institute fellow Tamer Badawi about Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi’s prospects and challenges in forming a governme
Host Adam Lucente speaks to Al-Monitor’s business correspondents, Jack Dutton and Samuel Wendel, about the energy and political disagreements that compelled the United Arab Emirates to leave OPEC, and why the Gulf state'
Al-Monitor's diplomatic correspondent, Elizabeth Hagedorn, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the state of diplomacy between Israel and Lebanon as well as Iran and the United States. They discuss why the Trump administra
With another round of US-Iran talks being planned in Islamabad, host Adam Lucente and Al-Monitor contributor Sabena Siddiqui go over Pakistan’s growing security ties to Saudi Arabia. They discuss whether military coopera
Host Adam Lucente speaks to Al-Monitor’s chief business correspondent, Jack Dutton, and Gulf newsletter author Francesco Schiavi about how the Gulf views Iran and the US declaring the Strait of Hormuz open. Listen as the
Al-Monitor’s Rina Bassist joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the Israeli reaction to US President Donald Trump declaring a ceasefire in Lebanon, including the domestic political backlash over the announcement. The podcas
Host Adam Lucente speaks with Al-Monitor journalists in the region and in Washington about the announcement of upcoming Israel-Lebanon talks and the ceasefire deal with Iran. They discuss how the US, Israel, and Iran ass
Al-Monitor’s senior market research analyst, Samuel Wendel , joins host Adam Lucente to discuss alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian restrictions in the waterway. The discussion covers the feasibility of pip
Al-Monitor news reporter Rosaleen Carroll joins host Adam Lucente to recap Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first-ever trips to Germany and the United Kingdom, including what the visits mean for the return of refugees
Al-Monitor’s defense and security correspondent, Jared Szuba, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the US' potential ground operations against Iran. They also cover how close the Trump administration is to achieving its go
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