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The broken promises of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
There's a country that was once rooted in a movement around social justice and political freedom.
That country? It's Iran in 1979 during the revolutio…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Jake Sullivan: 'Hard to see' what U.S. has gained in Iran
Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor under President Biden, says it's hard to see what the United States gains in the war with Iran.
He sp…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
U.S., Iran trade strikes / Trump 'won't rush' / Obama nuclear deal 2.0?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this week that there's been "some progress" in current negotiations with Iran. But both sides exchanged fire this…
2 months ago
Trump counterterror plan: cartels, left-wing violence / San Diego and the far right
The attack at a mosque in San Diego underscores larger problems: the rise of far right extremism and the rise of Islamophobia. But a new White House …
2 months, 1 week ago
Beijing Summit / Trump and Xi as allies, rivals and frenemies
President Trump visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since 2017. What’s changed? And what does each man want from this meeting?
Host Ma…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
2084: A cautionary tale about the future of war and a changing planet
Laser weapons, advanced drone warfare, and nation states around the globe redefined by climate change: this is the world in 2084, envisioned by autho…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hormuz whiplash / Russia, Ukraine shred ceasefires / Modern warfare
We unpack a week of whiplash in the Iran war, with the President quickly calling off an effort to take control of the Strait of Hormuz, citing progre…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Press gala shooter / Political violence / Iran war price tag
Saturday’s attack at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was the third assassination attempt on President Trump.
Host Mary Louise Kelly…
3 months ago
Who’s in Trump’s ear / Ceasefire extension / Life inside Iran
The ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been extended, but the Strait of Hormuz is still closed and there’s still no deal on Iran’s nuclear progr…
3 months, 1 week ago
Iran ‘ceasefire’ / Hungary election / U.S.-NATO tension
President Trump is threatening NATO — again. NATO — is bracing for divorce. Can the transatlantic relationship be saved?
Host Mary Louise Kelly speak…
3 months, 2 weeks ago