President Trump received a lavish welcome in Qatar today, the second stop on his tour of Gulf nations. While the primary focus of his trip is making deals -- yesterday he announced a $600 billion deal with Saudi Arabia -- he also said he's lifting all sanctions on Syria that were imposed during that country's brutal civil war. Correspondent Jeff Zeleny is fo ... Show More
Yesterday
Reviving a two-state solution and the plastics inside our organs
With the Middle East embroiled in endless conflict, Palestinian and Israeli peacemakers, Hiba Qasas and Nimrod Sheffer discuss a different way forward and how to revive the two-state solution. Then, science writer David Wallace-Wells talks to Christiane about the dangers of plast ... Show More
40m 36s
Aug 22
No Progress on Ending War in Ukraine
One week, two landmark diplomatic meetings, and seemingly no concrete progress made towards ending the war in Ukraine. As the diplomacy grinds on, so does the fighting, with soldiers on the front line and civilians both paying the price. Journalist Masha Gessen and historian Pete ... Show More
32m 17s
May 12
What to Expect From Trump’s First Major Foreign Trip
Today on the show, Fareed speaks with veteran foreign affairs correspondent Kim Ghattas and Amos Hochstein, former Middle East envoy under the Biden administration, about what to expect from President Trump’s first major foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emi ... Show More
42m 52s
Apr 2025
Israel bombs Beirut, and Trump to visit Gulf countries
Israel said it bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump expects the first overseas trip of his second term in office to include visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. The US says Syria’s new government is a step in the right direction, but i ... Show More
7m 46s
Dec 2024
Antony Blinken: The Exit Interview
In his final month as the United States’ chief diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is racing around the globe, responding to conflicts in the Middle East and the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.
During a stop in New York, he sat down with host David Gura to tal ... Show More
17m 17s
May 22
Can Trump Remake the Middle East?
Donald Trump just finished his first tour of the Middle East since returning to the White House. The region has changed a lot since he was last there as president. There’s been Hamas’s attack on Israel, the ensuing Israeli retaliation, the weakening of Iran and its proxies, and t ... Show More
54m 13s
Feb 2025
Trump’s proposal to ‘take over’ Gaza
Today on the show, Fareed speaks with Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Trump’s foreign policy, from his proposal to “take over” Gaza, to the potential for a new nuclear deal with Iran. Next, President of the International Res ... Show More
42m 45s