On April 13, Iran did something it had never done before: it launched a direct attack on Israel from Iranian territory. As historic and spectacular as the attack was, Israel, the United States, and others managed to intercept a huge percentage of the drones and missiles fired, and the damage inflicted by Iranian strikes was minor. Still, the world is waiting ... Show More
Nov 6
Xi Jinping’s World of Treachery and Sacrifice
<p>Last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have brought a respite in the trade war. But it hardly touched the more fundamental drivers of U.S.-Chinese rivalry, a rivalry that has come to shape more and more dimensions of geopolitics, the global economy, and be ... Show More
56m 45s
Apr 2024
WEEKEND DAILY: Iran attacks Israel, but what happens next?
On Saturday night Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel, which Tehran has claimed is in retaliation for an attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus by Israel on 1 April.
Some 170 explosive drones, 120 ballistic missil ... Show More
18m 3s
Apr 2024
WEEKEND DAILY: Iran attacks Israel, but what happens next?
On Saturday night Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel, which Tehran has claimed is in retaliation for an attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus by Israel on 1 April. <br /> <br />Some 170 explosive drones, 120 ballis ... Show More
18m 34s
Apr 2024
Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel
<p>Overnight on Saturday, Iran launched its first direct attack on Israeli soil, shooting hundreds of missiles and drones at multiple targets.</p><p>Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times, explains what happened and considers whether a broader war is brewin ... Show More
23m 54s
Mar 2022
Iran: The Main Mistake of the Last Decade
When Donald Trump quit the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showered him with praise. But now, a series of former Israeli security chiefs says the decision was a catastrophe. “The worst mistake of the last decade,” former Israeli Defense M ... Show More
48m 5s