10 October: An update from the Middle Ea...

Welcome back to Intrigue Outloud! The US has officially entered its Trump 2.0 era, so we decided to have a chat to reflect on his predecessor's foreign policy legacy. We talk about Biden's approach in Ukraine, whether he was played by Bibi Netanyahu in the Israel-Hamas conflict, ... Show More

Happy New Year! To get settled in 2025 we thought we'd record a special episode to discuss the year ahead. John, Helen, and Jeremy trade takes on the future of Maduro's Venezuela, whether ISIS is making a comeback in post-Assad Syria, the prospects for a hot conflict between Chin ... Show More

SummaryIn this special edition on Syria one week after Assad's downfall, Helen, John and Jeremy discuss:The recent developments in Syria following Assad's flight to Russia, the role of HTS in governing Idlib, and the implications of regional powers' involvement. The complexities ... Show More

Will the Israel-Hamas War spread across the region? After months of Hezbollah and the IDF exchanging fire, attacks have escalated in recent weeks. Middle East Analyst Hilal Khashan joined host Christian Smith on our recent Podcast+ episode for ClubGPF members to discuss the confl ... Show More

In this episode, our host Yara Hawari joins hosts of the Makdisi Street podcast Saree, Ussama and Karim Makdisi to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, intra Palestinian-Israeli politics and more. This episode is co-published with the Makdisi Street podcast.Support the show 

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.    For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon.    They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as th ... Show More

Peter Beaumont joins Michael Safi from Jerusalem to discuss the unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran – and what may come next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton discusses the ongoing peace talks in the Middle East, as well as the potential for Iranian retaliation against Israel. He speaks with Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More

On today's Episode, our friend Matt Hoh joins us to discuss everything from the infamous pager bombings to the prospects of a wider conflict between Israel and Lebanon Support Matt on substack here: https://substack.com/@matthewhoh Links to our other stuff on the interwebs:https: ... Show More

The Middle East finds itself teetering on the brink of a full-scale regional conflict as the world marks one year since the October 7th Hamas attacks. Israel has intensified its military operations against Iran-backed forces across multiple fronts, leaving destruction in its wake ... Show More

Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to all-out conflict than at any moment since October 7th, following a stunning display of intelligence and technical ingenuity that targeted thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon with simultaneous pager blasts. We’ll take a deep dive into t ... Show More

On Saturday evening, Iran launched a major attack on Israeli territory, with a combination of 300 drones and missiles. Israel’s air defense seems to have intercepted most of these and the airspace over Israel and Jordan has since been reopened. In this special episode, Mark Leona ... Show More

Today on the show, Israel launched retaliatory strikes on Iran. New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman joins Fareed to discuss the fallout from these strikes and the likelihood of further escalation.  Next, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon Ryan ... Show More