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Donald Trump dealt a blow to a bipartisan border-security bill, newly unveiled by America’s Senate after months of wrangling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

America’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said its forces planned to carry out more strikes on Iran-linked targets in the Middle East, to send a “clear message” that it would respond to attacks on its forces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

America and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman to discuss how Israel was able to carry out its assassination of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut, and what might come next as tensions continue to rise throughout the region.    Then, in his fir ... Show More

Syria has a new caretaker prime minister, as people look for loved ones that went missing during the country’s civil war. We’ll hear from the former roommate of the man charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Israeli prime minister Benajamin Netanyahu has taken the stand i ... Show More

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Murtaza Hussain, foreign policy correspondent at Dropsite News, and Hooman Majd, Iranian-American journalist and author, about President Trump’s new Middle East policy. Episode 127. 

Hamas says Israel killed its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in an airstrike on Iran’s capital, putting the Middle East even further on edge. Bloomberg's Nathan Hager and Joumanna Bercetche break down the details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

War in the Middle East is intensifying on multiple fronts. Earlier on Monday, an Israeli airstrike hit a village north of Beirut killing at least 19 people. It comes as a Hezbollah drone strike killed four IDF soldiers deep inside Israel and in Gaza, there were scenes of panic af ... Show More

The Japanese parliament elects the new leader of the Liberal Party, Sanae Takaichi, as the country's first female prime minister. She holds conservative views and is not known to push for women's rights. Also, the US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Israel, just two days after ... Show More

Israeli Army Radio reports Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is believed to have been killed, while Israeli officials work to officially confirm his death. The 2024 candidates continue their campaign blitz, while GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance is criticizing Vice President Kama ... Show More

Dozens of people were killed this week in Lebanon in two separate attacks that were unlike anything the world has seen so far in warfare. Pagers and walkie talkies belonging to militant group Hezbollah were set to detonate at the exact same time, injuring thousands of people. It ... Show More

Police have named the man who killed two people at a synagogue in Manchester. Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British man of Syrian descent, was shot and killed by officers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Also, Donald Trump has declared the US is now in an a ... Show More