Podcasts about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Every once in a while, The Remnant staff need to remind Jonah Goldberg that we're running a business here, and that he can't just putz around with Pod, Chris, or Sarah on every episode. Sometimes, you need someone respectable; sometimes, you need an expert. Today's guest—the expert to rule them all—is Ken Pollack, here to tell us all about the war in Iran. Join Jonah and Ken as they discuss pain thresholds, public opinion inside Iran, the fallout of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, the ideology of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Persian nationalism, the original sins of the war, the politics behind the scenes, civil-war spillover, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, oil, exit strategies, and end games.  Show Notes: —Pollack's forthcoming book: The Iraq Wars —Last Ken Pollack Remnant  —Aaron MacLean Remnant —NYT: “Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad” —Pollack's webinar: “US Policy After Iraq: Getting Lebanon's Disarmament Right” The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah's twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, according to a New York Times report, Mossad quietly cultivated former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Holocaust denier who once called for Israel's destruction, as the man it hoped to install in Tehran. The plan collapsed on the opening day of the war, when he lost his nerve in a Mossad safe house. Chris and Matt trace how a run of tactical brilliance curdled into strategic fantasy, then turn to Pickaxe Mountain — the buried nuclear site Trump keeps threatening to strike, but that even America's largest bunker-buster may not reach — and ask whether hitting it ends anything. They also examine how Japan has become a haven for Russian procurement networks supporting its war machine in Ukraine, and the forces driving political violence across the West after the killing of Ann Widdecombe, before closing on the life of the late James Woolsey, Bill Clinton's first CIA director. Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, global issues, and current affairs. Take our audience survey: https://forms.gle/eFx59XntNtiKzNQa8 Support Secrets and Spies Become a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: https://www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Buy merchandise from our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secretsandspies Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com Articles discussed in today's episode "‘It becomes inevitable': the toxic mix fuelling deadly political violence around world" by John Henley | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/inevitable-toxic-mix-fuelling-deadly-political-violence-world "Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad" by Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi & Ronen Bergman | The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/israel-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran.html "Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn't Happened." by Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong & Ronen Bergman | The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/us/politics/iran-israel-trump-netanyahu-mossad.html "Trump's Threat To Strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Bunker's 'Front Door' Underscores Targeting Challenges" by Joseph Trevithick | The War Zone: https://www.twz.com/news-features/trumps-threat-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain-bunkers-front-door-underscores-targeting-challenges "How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies" by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz & Adam Goldman | The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html "A Russian Spy, Suddenly Cast Into the Spotlight, Flees Japan" by Michael Schwirtz, Adam Goldman & Jane Bradley | The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/world/asia/russian-spy-flees-japan.html (published after recording) "James Woolsey, CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies at 84" by Bob Drogin | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/07/21/james-woolsey-cia-director-under-bill-clinton-dies-84/ Connect with us on social media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.social X/Twitter: https://x.com/SecretsAndSpies Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspies Facebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspies Spoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies Follow Chris and Matt on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chriscarrfilm.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/mattfulton.net Secrets and Spies is produced by Films & Podcasts LTD: https://filmsandpodcasts.co.uk/ Music by Andrew R. Bird Photos by Fatemah Bahrami/Anadolu, Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode examines the very topics that real intelligence officers and analysts consider on a daily basis through the lens of global events and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and journalists. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Weeks before the war broke out, Danny Citrinowicz was already warning that Israel's read on Iran was heading somewhere dangerous. In this episode of ROPESCAST, he walks through what he saw coming — and why.We cover the full landscape of options on the table for Iran, the US, Israel, and the wider region, and what each side actually stood to gain or lose from escalation. Citrinowicz also critically asseses the almost unbelievable inside story of how Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a figure many assumed was a natural extremist — was in fact recruited by the Mossad and propped up as a possible replacement to the current Iranian regime.The conversation closes on Citrinowicz's central argument: that no strategy toward Iran can succeed in isolation. He makes the case that Israel must confront the Palestinian conflict head-on — not as a separate issue, but as the very lever Iran uses to extend its reach across the Middle East. Without addressing that core wound, he argues, Israel will keep fighting Iran's proxies while leaving Iran's actual playbook untouched.Chapters: 00:00 – The Warning Before the War01:35 – Was This War a Mistake?07:16 – Why Iran Won't Fold09:55 – The Gulf's Impossible Position13:55 – Saudi Arabia's Nuclear Future19:22 – A New Middle East?21:53 – The Ahmadinejad Bombshell27:58 – Winning Battles, Losing Strategy?30:32 – What Israel Must Do Next35:02 – The Key to Countering Iran

C dans l'air du 20 juillet 2026 - Trois Américains tués... Trump dans le bourbier iranien Neuvième nuit consécutive de raids américains en Iran, avec la frappe de nouvelles infrastructures militaires. Téhéran a répliqué en visant des intérêts américains et des pays alliés du Golfe. Les dirigeants iraniens vont jusqu'à menacer désormais les États-Unis d'une « guerre totale » si les frappes se poursuivent. Pour l'instant, les tensions se concentrent aussi autour du détroit d'Ormuz, où les attaques contre la navigation font craindre une flambée durable des prix du pétrole et un embrasement régional.Hier, au moins une personne a été tuée et plusieurs blessées, selon un média d'État iranien. Côté américain, trois soldats sont morts ce week-end. La guerre s'enlise donc, avec un cessez-le-feu qui semble s'éloigner. Le guide suprême, Mojtaba Khamenei, poursuit ses menaces envers les Américains : « Les États-Unis recevront une leçon inoubliable s'ils poursuivent leurs agressions ».Récemment, une enquête du New York Times a révélé que le Mossad, le service de renseignement extérieur d'Israël, aurait tenté de recruter l'ancien président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad afin de le remettre au pouvoir dans un projet de renversement du régime. Des responsables de la défense israélienne auraient confié que l'opposition d'Ahmadinejad au système était devenue « si intense » qu'il était « prêt à coopérer avec le Mossad et à lui confier son sort ». Le plan imaginé n'aurait pas fonctionné.Pendant ce temps, de plus en plus d'Américains posent définitivement leurs valises en France pour fuir un pays qui ne correspond plus à leurs valeurs. C dans l'air est allé à la rencontre d'un couple de Portland fraîchement installé en Dordogne.Alors, où en est la situation en Iran ? Comment analyser les révélations sur Ahmadinejed ? Pourquoi certains d'Américains fuient-ils leur pays ?Nos experts :- Général François CHAUVANCY - Rédacteur en chef de la revue Défense de l'Union-IHEDN - Institut des hautes études de défense nationale - Gallagher FENWICK - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationales, ancien correspondant à Washington - Agnès LEVALLOIS - Spécialiste du Moyen-Orient et présidente de l'IREMMO, Institut de Recherche et d'Études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient - Patricia ALLÉMONIÈRE - Grand reporter, spécialiste des questions internationalesPRESENTATION : Caroline Roux - Aurélie Casse - REDIFFUSION : du lundi au vendredi vers 23h40.PRODUCTION DES PODCASTS: Jean-Christophe ThiéfineRÉALISATION : Nicolas Ferraro, Bruno Piney, Franck Broqua, Alexandre Langeard, Corentin Son, Benoît LemoinePRODUCTION : France Télévisions / Maximal ProductionsRetrouvez C DANS L'AIR sur internet & les réseaux :INTERNET : francetv.frFACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Cdanslairf5TWITTER : https://twitter.com/cdanslairINSTAGRAM :https://www.instagram.com/cdanslair/

Episódio curto com as principais manchetes da semana.  Bloco 1- Mossad teria recrutado ex-presidente iraniano, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Será?- Governo aprova série de leis autocráticas na semana anterior ao recesso parlamentar.Para quem puder colaborar com o desenvolvimento do nosso projeto para podermos continuar trazendo informação de qualidade, esse é o link para a nossa campanha de financiamento coletivo. No Brasil - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠apoia.se/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠No exterior - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nossa página: ladoesquerdo.comNós nas redes:bluesky - @doladoesquerdo.bsky.social e @joaokm.bsky.socialtwitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ e ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joaokm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok - @esquerdomuroPlaylist do Spotify - Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro MusicalSite com tradução de letras de músicas - https://shirimemportugues.blogspot.com/Episódio #362 do podcast "Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro", com Marcos Gorinstein e João Miragaya.

L'émission 28 minutes du 17/07/2026 Renaud Dély décrypte l'actualité avec nos clubistes : Julie Graziani, essayiste, Antoine Bueno, essayiste, Pierre Jacquemain, directeur de la rédaction de l'hebdomadaire “Politis” ainsi que le dessinateur de presse Kak.  Volodymyr Zelensky au défilé du 14 Juillet : le testament européen de Macron Pour son dernier défilé du 14 juillet avant la présidentielle, Emmanuel Macron a mis en scène une Europe qui se réarme et une France en première ligne. Placée sous le thème du “réveil stratégique de l'Europe”, la cérémonie s'est déroulée en présence de son invité d'honneur, Volodymyr Zelensky. Fin de vie : la France ouvre le droit à l'aide à mourir, une loi de fraternité ? L'Assemblée nationale a adopté définitivement, mercredi 15 juillet 2026, la loi sur l'aide à mourir. Le texte autorise, sous certaines conditions, le suicide assisté et, à titre exceptionnel, l'euthanasie. Nous recevons Pauline Verduzier, journaliste spécialiste de la sexualité, pour son livre : “Trois soirs par semaine”, aux éditions Grasset. Elle retrace l'évolution de la sexualité conjugale et questionne le baromètre de la félicité au sein du couple. Lundi 13 juillet, Marco Rubio a annoncé vouloir démanteler la Cour pénale internationale “brique par brique, s'il le faut”, l'accusant d'utiliser le “soi-disant droit international” contre les États-Unis. C'est le duel de la semaine de Valérie Brochard.  La France est éliminée de la Coupe du monde après sa défaite face à l'Espagne en demi-finale. De quoi faire réagir sur les réseaux sociaux. C'est le Point com' de Fanny Weil.  Selon deux enquêtes du “New York Times” et de “Haaretz” publiées le 13 juillet, le Mossad aurait tenté de cultiver pendant des années Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ancien président iranien et figure hostile à Israël, pour en faire un relais à Téhéran. C'est l'histoire de la semaine d'Alix Van Pée. Ne manquez pas la une internationale sur les feux de forêts, les photos de la semaine ainsi qu' “En Théorie” d'Aurore Vincenti qui se demande si le patriarcat existait déjà… chez les primates ?28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 17 juillet 2026 Présentation Renaud Dély Production KM, ARTE Radio

The US-Iran war is back on. The ceasefire has collapsed, the naval blockade is reimposed, and Israel is asking if a moment is coming when the missiles turn its way. With Yonit away, Jonathan is joined by New Yorker writer Ruth Margalit to make sense of a dizzying week: a jaw-dropping report that the Mossad cultivated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — yes, that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — as an asset in a failed plot to topple the Iranian regime, and an election campaign in which Gadi Eisenkot is opening up a real lead over Benjamin Netanyahu. Can Mr. Security survive a race where even Likud voters might be drifting away? Plus: a World Cup dilemma for Jewish football fans, a Chutzpah award for a literary institution that forgot its own motto, and a Mensch that takes us to a Jerusalem cafe that refuses to close on Shabbat.   ⏱ CHAPTERS: [00:00] Intro [01:02] England out — a World Cup dilemma for Jewish fans [05:00] The US-Iran war is back on [08:44] Why Netanyahu wants the shadow of war [10:52] Congress votes on cutting aid to Israel [15:24] The Mossad's Ahmadinejad plot [21:30] Election set for October 27 — Eisenkot's rise [29:39] Mansour Abbas gambles on running alone [32:52] The Shin Bet investigates Channel 12 [40:16] Chutzpah & Mensch awards

Il New York Times e il quotidiano israeliano Haaretz hanno ricostruito nei dettagli il piano, rivelato dal New York Times a maggio, per affidare la guida dell'Iran all'ex presidente iraniano Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Con Davide Lerner, giornalistaNelle ultime settimane gran parte dell'Europa è stata attraversata da ondate di caldo eccezionali e a preoccupare gli esperti non sono solo le temperature massime ma anche quelle notturne. Con Gabriele Crescente, editor di ambiente di InternazionaleOggi parliamo anche di:Birmania • "L'idea di pace secondo Pechino" di Alexandre Mandrihttps://www.internazionale.it/magazine/alexandre-mandri/2026/07/09/l-idea-di-pace-secondo-pechinoDisco • Spontaneous Music Live di SMLCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump formally notifying Congress that the United States is back at war with Iran, promising more strikes after a third wave of attacks near the Strait of Hormuz. He digs into reports that Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been placed under house arrest over alleged contacts with Israel's Mossad. Back home, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster names the late Senator Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve out his term, and Aaron reacts to Senator Elissa Slotkin's candid comments on the SAVE Act. He also covers Governor Gavin Newsom's complaints about California's building system, new Census data showing women over 40 now outpacing teenagers in birth rates, and a Colorado woman's fight to clear her name after Flock license plate cameras wrongly tied her to a crime.

Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman open on the death of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who came back from Ukraine feeling unwell, skipped medical treatment to go do Meet the Press, and then died at 71. They argue over the legacy: whether Graham was blackmailed into MAGA or was simply a weak, attention-hungry climber who traded his soul for a seat at the club, plus the parade of Democrats falling over themselves to mourn a man who spent a career pushing wars. From there it's the Mitch McConnell proof-of-life photo, the internet hunting for clues in an Adidas logo, and the darker truth underneath the conspiracy talk: a geriatric political class clinging to power long past the point of elder abuse. Then the New York Times bombshell that Israel recruited former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset and planned to install him after toppling the regime, a plan that fell apart when the Revolutionary Guard caught on. It closes on Trump gutting the Election Assistance Commission down to zero members while teasing a primetime speech about 2020, and why November may not be free or fair. Support the show by signing up to our Patreon to hear the full Weekender episode each Friday as well as special Live Shows and access to our community discord: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. The US launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington was “reinstating” a blockade on Iranian ports. Trump separately suggested the United States will act as "guardians" of the Strait of Hormuz and in return will charge ships for safe passage. With Iran lashing out against its Gulf neighbors and Jordan, has the war essentially restarted? The New York Times reported Monday that Israel engaged in a multiyear effort to recruit and re-install as leader Iran’s former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In the report, citing US officials and sources with knowledge of the failed Israeli plot, we learn of a detailed plan that fell apart on February 28, even as the US and Israel attacked Iran and picked off its top leadership. Horovitz relates what we know so far. As part of a legislative blitz ahead of its dissolution on Friday, the Knesset voted 63-52 on Monday to pass a deeply divisive Basic Law declaring Torah study a “foundational value” of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Horovitz delves into the problematic ripple effects of this law, other legislation catering to the Haredi community that is set to be passed this week, and the IDF chief of staff's rare public outcry against it. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across Middle East as both vie for control of strait Trump resumes blockade of Iran’s ports, says US ‘guardian’ of Hormuz, will charge ‘20% on all cargo’ Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader Israel passes quasi-constitutional law declaring Torah study a foundational value IDF chief denounces ‘inconceivable’ bill freezing ultra-Orthodox enlistment Full text: IDF chief’s letter to Netanyahu, Katz against bill freezing Haredi enlistment Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Yitzchak Ledee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump has reimposed the US's naval blockade on Iran and, for the third night in a row, launched a brutal five-hour blitz hitting Iran's coastal defences. In retaliation, the IRGC has struck back, killing one and injuring several onboard two oil supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeting critical American assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.On today's episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant run through the latest updates from the region as the war escalates.Plus, why hasn't Israel rejoined the US war with Iran? Sima Shine, former head of research and evaluation at Mossad and Iran expert at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, explains why she thinks Donald Trump has put a break on Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu participating in the latest round of fighting. She also discusses the explosive news about Israel's Operation Puss in Boots, a yearslong, multi-pronged effort to overthrow the Iranian regime and install the most unlikely of candidates, arch Israeli enemy former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. HighlightsTrump's five-hour blitz triggers Iran war escalationEx-Mossad chief on why Israel is out of Iran warCONTRIBUTORS:Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantVenetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiaraineySima Shine, director of the Iran and the Shiite Axis Research Program at INSS @INSSIsraelWATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dkCONTENT REFERENCED:US attacks Iran using kamikaze drone boats for first timehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/13/us-attack-iran-kamikaze-drone-boats-hormuz-war/Inside the Mossad Plot to Install Israel's Arch-enemy Ahmadinejad as Iran's Leaderhttps://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-07-13/ty-article-magazine/.premium/inside-the-mossad-plot-to-install-ahamadinijad-as-irans-leader/0000019f-5b28-de66-a5bf-5b7b3bbd0000ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026Producer: Max BowerVideo Producer: Peter ShevlinResearcher and Social Producer: Anna HindmarshStudio Operator: Andy WatsonExecutive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A New York Times report details how Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad tried to cultivate Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for years, followed by a 'dramatic effort to take him to Mossad safe house in Iran' on February 28. However, the report states, that the plan fell apart. #CutTheClutter Episode 1863 looks at the fascinating story of Israel's secret plan to tap Ahmadinejad. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details some of the questions this report raises.----more----Read the New York Times report here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/israel-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran.html----more----Read TheAtlantic story here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-leadership/686309/

Mentre riprende il conflitto tra Iran e Stati Uniti, stavolta più focalizzato sul controllo dello stretto di Hormuz, i ribelli houthi indirizzano i loro missili contro l'aeroporto di Abha, in Arabia Saudita. La tregua tra i due Paesi è dunque rotta, in un momento in cui il conflitto rimescola le carte in tavola e per gli houthi la presenza saudita in Yemen è forso troppo ingombrante. Ne parliamo con Eleonora Ardemagni, esperta in Yemen e monarchie del Golfo, ricercatrice Ispi.L'obiettivo più significativo raggiunto dai "Volenterosi" a Parigi è l'accordo sullo scudo anti-missili da sviluppare in maniera congiunta, dai nove Paesi firmatari. Ne parliamo con Pietro Batacchi, direttore di Rivista Italiana Difesa.Secondo una ricostruzione del New York Times e di Haaretz, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad è stato per un breve periodo un agente israeliano del Mossad. Ne parliamo con Niccolò Petrelli, ricercatore in Security Studies alla LUISS.

Confira os destaques do Jornal da Manhã desta terça-feira (14): Os Estados Unidos iniciam nesta terça-feira (14), às 17h pelo horário de Brasília, um bloqueio naval para impedir o tráfego de embarcações ligadas ao Irã. A operação começa um dia após o presidente Donald Trump afirmar que pretende assumir o controle do Estreito de Ormuz, classificando os EUA como os "guardiões" da rota marítima e defendendo a cobrança de uma taxa de 20% sobre as cargas transportadas pelo estreito. Durante o conflito, navios militares americanos já haviam bloqueado a entrada de embarcações iranianas na região com o objetivo de impedir o transporte de produtos ligados ao Irã e pressionar a economia do país, em resposta ao fechamento da passagem por Teerã. Reportagem: Fabrizio Neitzke. O PT iniciou uma campanha nacional para pressionar o Senado a votar a Proposta de Emenda à Constituição (PEC) que prevê o fim da escala de trabalho 6x1. O presidente nacional do partido, Edinho Silva, convocou militantes para uma mobilização nas redes sociais com o objetivo de intensificar a cobrança sobre o presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP), e os demais parlamentares para que a proposta avance na Casa. A PEC já foi aprovada pela Câmara dos Deputados e aguarda análise dos senadores. Reportagem: Misael Mainetti. O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunciou nesta segunda-feira (13) que o país passará a cobrar um pedágio de 20% sobre toda a carga transportada pelo Estreito de Ormuz e retomará o bloqueio aos portos iranianos. Em publicação na rede Truth Social, Trump afirmou que os Estados Unidos serão os “guardiões” da rota marítima e que a cobrança servirá para compensar os custos de segurança na região. O presidente também informou que o bloqueio será direcionado a navios e clientes ligados ao Irã, ampliando a pressão sobre Teerã em meio à escalada das tensões no Oriente Médio. Reportagem: Luca Bassani. O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), suspendeu por 90 dias o direito de visita do senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) ao ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro. A decisão também determina que a defesa de Jair Bolsonaro esclareça, em 48 horas, se ele tinha conhecimento da divulgação de uma carta escrita durante a prisão domiciliar e publicada nas redes sociais do filho. O caso foi encaminhado ao procurador-geral eleitoral para apuração de uma possível ocorrência de propaganda eleitoral antecipada. Reportagem: Marco Viana. O ex-presidente do Irã, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, estaria em prisão domiciliar sob custódia da divisão de inteligência da Guarda Revolucionária Islâmica, segundo informações publicadas pelo jornal americano The New York Times, com base em autoridades iranianas. De acordo com a reportagem, a medida teria ocorrido após suspeitas de que Ahmadinejad manteve interações com agentes de inteligência de Israel. A situação do ex-presidente permaneceu incerta desde o início da guerra envolvendo Estados Unidos, Israel e Irã. O jornal também informou que Israel teria desenvolvido um plano para recrutar Ahmadinejad como ativo de inteligência e utilizá-lo em uma eventual mudança de regime no país. Reportagem: Luca Bassani. O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), suspendeu por 90 dias o direito de visita do senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) ao ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro. A decisão também determina que a defesa de Jair Bolsonaro esclareça, em 48 horas, se ele tinha conhecimento da divulgação de uma carta escrita durante a prisão domiciliar e publicada nas redes sociais do filho. O caso foi encaminhado ao procurador-geral eleitoral para apuração de uma possível ocorrência de propaganda eleitoral antecipada. Para falar sobre o assunto, a Jovem Pan entrevista Fernando Capano, advogado criminalista. Essas e outras notícias você acompanha no Jornal da Manhã. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For review:1. United Nations Ambassador Mike Walz on Sunday said Cuba's regime is “a national security threat,” as the Trump administration keeps its sights on the Caribbean island nation.2. Yemen's internationally recognized government said it struck Sanaa airport Monday, as the Houthis blamed the government's Saudi backers for the attack, in the biggest escalation in years between authorities and the Iran-backed rebels.3. US President Donald Trump said Monday he would probably soon order a strike on the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, as he declared American military forces would hit Iran hard over the coming two days.The President's remarks came as the US military confirmed launching strikes on Iran for a third consecutive night.4.  Israel engaged in a multi-year effort to recruit and re-install as leader Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The New York Times reported Monday.5. The U.S. will resume its blockade of Iranian ports, coasts and ships, according to a Monday announcement from U.S. Central Command, signaling an end to the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and Washington.6. US forces used unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the first time in combat operations — striking a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran on Sunday, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). 

Trump anuncia bloqueio a navios iranianos no Estreito deOrmuz e afirma que EUA passarão a cobrar taxa de 20% sobre cargas que cruzarem a região, alegando custos com segurança e patrulhamento. E ainda:- Reportagem do New York Times revelou que Israel teria tentado convencer o ex-presidente iraniano Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a assumir o poder após o início da guerra. Segundo autoridades iranianas ouvidas pelo jornal, oex-presidente está em prisão domiciliar após o governo descobrir as negociações- Na França, bombeiros combatem incêndio na floresta de Fontainebleau. Chamas já consumiram cerca de 800 hectares, forçaram a evacuação de 900 casas e levantaram suspeitas de incêndio criminoso- Encontrada em uma gigantesca nuvem de poeira e gás próxima ao centro da Via Láctea, a eritrulose, presente empequenas quantidades em framboesas e também usada em produtos autobronzeadores, pode se formar em minúsculos grãos de poeira cósmica Apoia.se do Mundo em 180 Segundos | apoio mensal – clique aquiApoia.se do Mundo em 180 Segundos | apoio de 1 episódio – clique aqui Notícias em tempo real nas redes sociais Instagram @mundo_180_segundos e Linkedin Mundo em 180 SegundosFale conosco através do mundo180segundos@gmail.com

El diario The New York Times informó de que Estados Unidos e Israel consideraban al expresidente Mahmoud Ahmadinejad como un posible líder para la posguerra.

Eliot and Eric discuss the current state of the Iran negotiations, the apparent US-Israeli plan to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a Delcy Rodríguez-type figure early in the war, and Reuters' report on the ongoing hollowing out of U.S. diplomacy. They assess Trump's apparent designs in Cuba, noting the indictment of Raul Castro, and the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the Caribbean. Finally, they touch on Turkey's deepening fall into authoritarianism and Putin's visit to Beijing before turning to guest Marc Bennetts, journalist and author of THE DESCENT: Witnessing Russia's Spiral Into Madness Under Putin.The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin:https://a.co/d/01fuFsvuInside the Unravelling of US Diplomacy Under Trump:https://www.reuters.com/investigations/inside-unraveling-us-diplomacy-under-trump-2026-05-21/Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran's Leader:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/iran-israel-us-leader-ahmadinejad.htmlShield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

As old alliances are tested and new powers emerge, diplomacy is being reshaped across a divided world. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares discusses recent tensions between the U.S. and Europe. Then, we turn to the sports world, as former professional tennis player Rafael Nadal reflects on his new documentary and opens up about his struggles with anxiety and injury. CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh walks down a deadly road near Ukraine's frontlines, where modern warfare is rapidly changing. Then, Christiane speaks to Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty about his country's role as a mediator in the conflict with Iran. After The New York Times revealed that the U.S. and Israel may have considered former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as part of a regime change strategy, we revisit Christiane's 2005 interview with the hardliner. And finally, as Americans honor the troops who gave their lives this Memorial Day, we return to Christiane's conversation with WWII veteran Jake Larson, who explained why he joined the fight against fascism more than 80 years ago. Air date: May 23, 2026 Guests: José Manuel Albares Rafael Nadal Badr Abdelatty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Alex unpacks one of the strangest regime-change stories imaginable: the reported Israeli-backed plan to reinstall former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the opening days of the war with Iran. Why would Israel and the U.S. gamble on a man once known for Holocaust denial, anti-American rhetoric, and calls to “wipe Israel off the map”? Alex explores the theory that Ahmadinejad may not have been chosen despite his extremism—but because he could be controlled, leveraged, or used as an asset in a larger geopolitical gamble that quickly spiraled out of control.

The Anchormen break down Thomas Massie's Kentucky loss to a Trump-backed challenger, unpack a report on a U.S.-Israel plot to reinstall Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, analyze a JPMorgan executive's countersuit over allegedly fabricated sexual assault claims, and debate NIL, the SCORE Act, and whether government should set prices for college athletes.

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Did the U.S. and Israel plan to replace Iran's regime with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?! A new New York Times investigation has revealed an astonishing alleged U.S.-Israeli plan behind the war with Iran: not just strikes on nuclear sites and missile capabilities, but a broader attempt at regime change, together with none other than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ronen […]

A New York Times report alleges the U.S. and Israel planned to install former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the leader of Iran, a move seen as a sales pitch to embroil America in war. This comes as President Trump reportedly had a tense phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, telling him "He'll do whatever I want him to do" amid pressure for a peace deal. Counterterrorism expert Joe Kent analyzes the situation, suggesting Israel thrives on chaos and may have pushed the U.S. into the conflict with false pretenses, similar to the "Venezuela model.

Au sommaire :Les États-Unis et Israël auraient envisagé d'installer l'ancien président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad à la tête de l'Iran après une attaque, mais le plan a échoué lorsqu'Ahmadinejad a été blessé dans un bombardement israélien.Emmanuel Moulin, proche d'Emmanuel Macron, a été nommé gouverneur de la Banque de France malgré l'opposition de la gauche et du Rassemblement national.Edouard Philippe, ancien Premier ministre et maire du Havre, fait l'objet d'une enquête du Parquet national financier pour des soupçons de harcèlement moral, favoritisme et détournement de fonds publics.Le moral des patrons français est au plus bas, avec seulement 55% d'entre eux se déclarant optimistes, en raison notamment de l'inflation et de la flambée des prix.L'historien et résistant Marc Bloch sera prochainement panthéonisé, en reconnaissance de son travail d'historien du Moyen-Âge et de son engagement dans la Résistance.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Subscribe to Inside Call me Back. ____ Subscribe to Ark News Daily ____ Did the U.S. and Israel plan to replace Iran's regime with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?! A new New York Times investigation has revealed an astonishing alleged U.S.-Israeli plan behind the war with Iran: not just strikes on nuclear sites and missile capabilities, but a broader attempt at regime change, together with none other than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  Ronen Bergman joins Dan to explain how the plan was built, why Ahmadinejad became part of it, why it collapsed before it could fully begin, and what it means that the story is coming out while the war is still unresolved. In this episode: - Ronen's first reaction to the Ahmadinejad story - How Israel's goal shifted from strikes to regime change - Why the 12-day war left the core Iran problem unresolved - What the Mossad plan was supposed to do in the first 100 hours - Why Ahmadinejad was considered as an internal alternative - The strike that was meant to free Ahmadinejad - The plan for Kurdish forces to enter Iran, and why it never moved forward - Who benefits from this story going public   This episode was sponsored by RootOne. Help the Jewish teen in your life experience Israel for themselves. Visit RootOne.org to learn more. This episode was sponsored by Hadassah. Please go to Hadassah.org to make a gift that helps Hadassah continue its longstanding, life-changing support for the people in Israel. More Ark Media: Want to join Ark Media? Check out our careers page for new openings. Explore Israel Votes Listen to For Heaven's Sake Listen to What's Your Number? Watch Call me Back on YouTube Newsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav Eyal Instagram | Ark Media | Dan X | Dan Dan Senor & Saul Singer's book, The Genius of Israel Get in touch Credits: Ilan Benatar, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Yuval Semo

Iran has threatened to spread the war beyond the Middle East if Donald Trump starts bombing the country again. Is it an empty threat or should we be worried?Jonathan Hackett, a former US Marine Corps interrogator and special operations intelligence officer, joins the podcast again to discuss the state of Iran's military capabilities, their Mosaic Doctrine and what next for the war with Venetia Rainey, Sophia Yan and Roland Oliphant.They also discuss reports today that the US wanted to install former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Ali Khamenei's place, news of secret Israeli bases in the Iraqi desert, and the shady Iran-linked group known as HAYI behind a series of attacks on Jews in London. Plus, as Vladimir Putin visits Xi Jinping in China, Sophia looks at how the energy crisis caused by the war has boosted Moscow by forcing the UK and US to drop sanctions on Russian oil, and Venetia looks at JD Vance's latest comments on peace deal talks. HighlightsIran warns Trump: ‘We'll take war global if you bomb us again'A US Marine on Iran's terror war against the WestCONTRIBUTORS:Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiaraineyRoland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphantSophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yanJonathan Hackett, former US Marine Corps @jonathanhackettCONTENT REFERENCED:Akhtar Makoii: Iran's plan to strike back in second round of warhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/19/iran-plan-strike-back-second-round-war/Badenoch: PM's sanctions U-turn will fund killing of Ukrainian soldiershttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/20/starmer-eases-sanctions-on-russian-oil/Producer: Peter ShevlinExecutive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the midst of rising tensions between Iran, Israel, and the West, many people are asking how the Islamic Republic of Iran came to wield such enormous influence over the Shia world. To understand modern Iran, one must look beyond politics and examine the religious narratives promoted since the 1979 Iranian Revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and continued under leaders like Ali Khamenei. This episode explores how concepts surrounding Imam Mahdi, Shia prophecies, and the role of scholars were interpreted and promoted through figures such as Hassan Nasrallah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the Iranian clerical establishment. By examining the ideology behind Wilayat al-Faqih and the narratives surrounding the “inheritors of the prophets,” we uncover the deeper religious and historical ideas that shaped the Islamic Republic and influenced millions of Shia Muslims across Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Im Krieg gegen Iran setzen die USA und Israel auf einen Regimewechsel. Gleich mit der ersten Angriffswelle Ende Februar stirbt der oberste Führer Ajatollah Ali Chamenei bei einem Raketenangriff. Wenig später wird sein Sohn Modschtaba Chamenei zum Nachfolger ernannt. Bislang ist er allerdings nicht öffentlich aufgetreten. Wie mächtig und radikal er ist, klären wir in dieser 11KM-Folge mit ARD-Korrespondent Benjamin Weber. Er erzählt uns, wer aktuell im iranischen Machtapparat das Sagen hat, nachdem auch der iranische Sicherheitschef Laridschani, der Chef der Basidsch-Miliz, Soleimani und Geheimdienstminister Chatib bei gezielten Angriffen ums Leben gekommen sind. Außerdem in dieser Folge: Wie geht es weiter mit dem iranischen Atomprogramm? Alle aktuellen Nachrichten zum Iran-Krieg findet ihr auf der Themenseite auf tagesschau.de: https://www.tagesschau.de/thema/iran In dieser früheren 11KM-Folge “Iran und USA: Von Partnern zu Feinden“ tauchen wir ein in die Geschichte des Iran: Wie wurde aus der Monarchie eine islamische Republik? Und was hatte die USA damit zu tun? https://1.ard.de/11KM_Iran_USA_Feinde Hier geht's zum Weltspiegel Podcast, unserem PodcastTipp: https://1.ard.de/weltspiegel_podcast?cp Diese und viele weitere Folgen von 11KM findet ihr überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt, auch hier in ARD Sounds: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/urn:ard:show:4549910994dc2464/ 11KM ist am 9. Mai beim ARD Sounds Festival dabei. Alle Infos und Tickets hier: https://www.ardsoundsfestival.de/#/ An dieser Folge waren beteiligt: Folgenautor: Marc Hoffmann Mitarbeit: Niklas Münch Host: David Krause Produktion: Jonas Teichmann, Timo Lindemann, Dennis Filimonow und Alexander Gerhardt Planung: Nicole Dienemann und Hardy Funk Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann Redaktionsleitung: Yasemin Yüksel und Fumiko Lipp 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast wird produziert von BR24 und NDR Info. Die redaktionelle Verantwortung für diese Episode liegt beim NDR.

Hooman Majd comes from a family that reads like a parable about modern Iran: a grandfather who was an ayatollah, an uncle who worked for the Shah, and a folk-singing aunt. Everyone's family has a version of this, right?-Iran is a tragedy-the sense of triumph has already faded-is Hooman happy the Supreme Leader was killed?-Trump's motive: regime change, or only regime adjustment?-a ring of fire around Israel-hijab mandates, strict social rules, and the morality police using facial recognition-did the 1979 Islamic Revolution fail on its own terms?-MEK is a cult-is there room for a homegrown anti-regime revolution, or does war smother it?-who ends up in the IRGC?-the girls' school bombing, and the propaganda machine-internet shutdowns, VPN life, and tweeting through a war-if you want to be an authoritarian, you cannot tolerate a free press-how to consume war info without getting played-outlets reporting on the new Ayatollah-sanctions: efficacy, blowback, and who they actually punish-Can Iran function like a normal state, and can it have workable relations with Israel?-Oct. 7 and Iran's role-concerns about civil war-the mullah stereotype-“translating” for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-death threats, anonymous phone calls, and “don't ever come back”-defending against charges of being a regime apologistBuy Minister Without Portfolio: Memoir of a Reluctant Exile (Bookshop | Amazon)Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST.The Fifth Column is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow The Fifth ColumnYouTube: @wethefifthInstagram: @we.the.fifthX: @wethefifthTikTok: @wethefifthFacebook: @thefifthcolumn This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

In this high-energy, provocative episode, the guest host (filling in for Derek Hunter) delivers a raw, uncompromising breakdown of the reported deaths of the Iranian Ayatollah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and dozens of high-ranking regime leaders. Drawing on his years working for Rush Limbaugh, the host argues that the "mystery" of how to handle tyrants has finally been solved through a return to the "Sunday Punch" philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. The episode dismantles common foreign policy "myths," specifically the idea that "you can't kill an idea." With a blend of dark humor and historical grit, the host posits that ideas live in heads—and when those heads are removed, the idea dies with them. He contrasts the current administration's forceful military action against decades of "mealy-mouthed" diplomacy, specifically calling out the failures of the Carter and Biden eras. Infused with pop-culture references—from Animal House and Pulp Fiction to Shaka Zulu—this episode is a victory lap for American strength, arguing that the only way to ensure peace is to make the price of "Death to America" slogans too high to pay.

Today's Headlines: The U.S. and Israel launched Operation EPIC FURY, striking more than 1,000 targets across Iran. Iran retaliated widely, aiming at U.S. bases in the Gulf but also hitting civilian sites in Dubai, including the airport, the Burj Al Arab, and the Fairmont Palm Hotel. President Donald Trump said the U.S. sank nine Iranian warships, warned Americans to expect casualties and by Sunday, three U.S. service members were dead. In a major escalation, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were reported killed, along with dozens of senior officials. Iran then closed the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about 20% of global oil supply. Oil prices are projected to jump roughly 9% as markets reopen. Members of Congress from both parties are now pushing for a War Powers Act vote, noting they were not consulted before the strikes began. At the Pentagon, AI drama escalated. After asking how its model was used in a prior operation, Anthropic lost a $200 million federal contract and was labeled a “supply chain risk” by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Within a day, the Pentagon reached a deal with OpenAI, which says it maintains similar guardrails. Separately, reporting from The Washington Post and ProPublica details a draft executive order circulated by Trump allies that claims China interfered in 2020 and could declare a national emergency affecting election administration ahead of the midterms. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn reportedly convened allies to discuss the plan. Speaker Mike Johnson warned losing the midterms would effectively end Trump's presidency. And in Austin, Texas, two people were killed and 14 wounded in a bar shooting now being investigated by the FBI as a potential act of terrorism. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WSJ: Trump Warns More U.S. Deaths Possible as Blasts Rock Mideast for Second Day The Guardian: Oil price expected to surge after Iran strikes and strait of Hormuz closure CNN: Congress to vote on Trump's war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes NYT: At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out WaPo: Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency ProPublica: Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms WaPo: ‘It would be the end of the Trump presidency' AP News: FBI probes Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: ⁠⁠⁠betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday's A.M. Update recaps one of the most extraordinary geopolitical weekends in recent memory: President Trump announces Operation Epic Fury, a massive U.S.-led (with heavy Israeli involvement) campaign of precision strikes dismantling Iran's nuclear sites, missile capabilities, air defenses, naval forces, and proxy networks after Tehran rejects zero-enrichment demands and attempts rebuilding. Initial volleys eliminate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and dozens of top IRGC and political leaders—enabled by CIA intel and executed by Israel—sparking nationwide celebrations in Iran. Iran's command structure fractures, with foreign minister admitting isolated, independent military actions; retaliatory strikes hit Gulf neighbors and bases, uniting regional powers against Tehran. Three U.S. service members killed in early action; domestic terror incident in Austin probed for links. Big-picture reflections on frightening allied military/intel capabilities, shifting Middle East dynamics, China's oil vulnerabilities, and lessons on decisive force versus endless nation-building.   A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire, Operation Epic Fury, Iran strikes, Ayatollah Khamenei dead, Israel US alliance, nuclear program dismantled, IRGC leaders eliminated, Gulf states response, Tom Homan, Austin terror shooting

With Iran’s supreme leader killed and retaliation unfolding, the US and Israel appear to be testing the durability of the Islamic Republic. But Iran’s political system was designed to survive leadership loss and outside pressure. What does Washington misunderstand about Tehran’s structure, and how far is Iran prepared to go? In this episode: Ali Hashem, Al Jazeera Correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, David Enders, and Tamara Khandaker, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, Tuleen Barakat, Maya Hamadah, Noor Wazwaz, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

The United States is now in open conflict with Iran after a joint U.S.–Israeli operation killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the opening hours of what the White House has dubbed Operation Epic Fury. The geopolitical aftershocks are already reshaping the Middle East, and could upend the fate of the midterms come November.Over the weekend, American and Israeli forces launched a coordinated campaign targeting Iranian military infrastructure and senior leadership. The United States focused on equipment and strategic assets. Israel targeted personnel. Among the dead: Ali Khamenei, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and multiple layers of senior command.What we saw was the clearest expression yet of what I would describe as Trump's second-term regime change playbook. First, engage in extended negotiations, regardless of whether the other side is stalling. Second, quietly position overwhelming military force within striking distance. Third, execute a rapid, highly choreographed strike that immediately removes the head of state.Politics Politics Politics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.It is ruthlessly efficient. It is high risk. And unlike Iraq in 2003, the primary target was eliminated in the opening salvo. There will be no years of grainy bunker videos from Tehran. The symbolic center of power is gone.But speed does not guarantee stability. The immediate question is not whether the operation succeeded militarily. It did. The question is what comes next.Regional Realignment and the Oil ChessboardOne of the most striking developments has been the reaction across the region. Missiles were fired from Iran into the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Both countries then moved rhetorically closer to the American position. Even the Palestinian Authority condemned the Iranian strikes.If Saudi Arabia was quietly supportive of regime change, as some reporting suggests, then the long arc of the Abraham Accords may be bending toward a new regional bloc: Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar acting as economic and security anchors. Iran, long positioned as the ideological counterweight, now faces a vacuum.Then there's China. Iran exports roughly 90 percent of its oil to Beijing at discounted rates. If a post-Khamenei Iran stabilizes and reenters broader markets, China's leverage shrinks. Add to that Venezuela's instability and potential changes to Russian oil flows, and Beijing's energy calculus becomes far more complicated.Energy is not just economics. It's military capacity. Constrain oil, and you constrain strategic freedom of movement. That dynamic remains very much in play.Washington DividesDomestically, the political fallout is already taking shape. Republicans argue the strike was legal and necessary, pointing to congressional briefings and framing the action as a decisive blow against a long-standing adversary. Democrats are coalescing around a familiar and potent message: anti-war restraint. Senators like Chris Murphy and Chris Coons have questioned both the legality and the long-term strategy, warning of destabilization and regional blowback.This is where the midterm implications become real. The MAGA coalition includes a significant anti-war faction shaped by Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of those voters supported Trump precisely because he promised to avoid prolonged Middle Eastern entanglements. A swift strike is one thing. A sustained conflict is another.Three American service members are already confirmed dead, with five seriously wounded. That fact alone changes the tone. Nothing shifts public opinion faster than a body count.Democrats are often most effective when opposing war. Republicans, meanwhile, are betting that decisive action will project strength. But without an appetite for prolonged conflict in the Middle East, any success in November for Trump very much remains up in the air.The Off-Ramp QuestionThe key variable to when this all wraps up is time. If the United States transitions operational control to regional partners quickly and avoids prolonged occupation, Trump can argue this was a targeted regime decapitation, not a nation-building project. If American forces remain engaged beyond a short window, the political calculus shifts dramatically.Iran is not Venezuela. There was no extraction of a leader for prosecution. There was a killing. What fills the vacuum matters enormously.I have said before that a regime collapse in Iran would be the most consequential geopolitical event since the fall of the Soviet Union. We may now be living through that moment. Whether it becomes a strategic triumph or a prolonged quagmire will depend on decisions made in the coming days, not the strikes already executed.For now, the clock is ticking. And both the Middle East and American voters are watching.Chapters00:00 - Intro02:26 - Justin's Thought on Iran14:52 - What's Happened So Far19:14 - Republican Response30:03 - Democrat Response35:59: Abandoned Diplomacy46:53: What Happens Next?53:45: Wrap-up This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/1/26). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2q643"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");   Rumble("play", {"video":"v74ao6y","div":"rumble_v74ao6y"}); Video Source Links (In Chronological Order): (8) Herd of Justice on X: "A thread of today's Settlers attacks on the Palestinian town of Duma: Around 11:00, settlers invaded a Bedouin community with their goats, all the while Iranian missile are flying overhead. They were armed with guns, batons and pepper spray. https://t.co/1YWfEiDWW2" / X (12) Breaking the Silence on X: "Yesterday morning, we woke up to rocket alerts. Israel began bombing Iran. As often happens when the media attention shifts, Israel seized the moment to intensify its attacks against Palestinians. Here's what happened while the world was looking the other way

In a series of Air Strikes by the US and Israel, the now former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and former radical President (from 2005-2013) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are dead. What happens next?Please give F.O.T. a five star rating on Apple Podcasts or any other Pod Catching app that allows you to do so.Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freedom-of-thought/supportUse my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and we both get $25!facebook.com/freedomofthought1776https://www.youtube.com/@freedomofthought1776Instagram: freedom_of_thought1776Gettr: @FreeThought7679X: @freedomofthou76paladinolive@yahoo.com

The head of an Iranian secret service unit set up to target Mossad agents working in the Islamic Republic turned out to be an Israeli agent himself, according to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   October 2nd 2024   ---  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Ray Appleton Show' on all platforms:   ---    'The Ray Appleton Show' is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts.    ---  'The Ray Appleton Show'   Weekdays 11 AM -2 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 KMJ    | Website  | Facebook | Podcast |   -  Everything KMJ   KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Putin's latest gamble seems to have failed. Russia's offensive in the Kharkiv region has stalled amidst heavy casualties and the arrival of western weapons. We'll examine a new report that suggests the White House is considering unilateral negotiations for the release of five Americans that are currently being held hostage in Gaza. According to a leaked memo, agents in California have been advised to release migrants from over 100 countries into the US, despite the Biden administration's new “crackdown.” In today's Back of the Brief, we'll have the latest in the Iranian Presidential elections, where America's old nemesis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from seeking office. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¿Cómo quedaron los resultados de las elecciones en el país? Corre a nuestro episodio especial, ahí te dejamos toooodos los detalles. Spoiler alert! México tiene su primera presidenta. El presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, compartió un nuevo plan de Israel para lograr un alto el fuego y la tregua permanente en la Franja de Gaza. Este contaría con tres etapas para liberar a los rehenes del grupo islamistas, la retirada del ejército hebreo de la Franja además de la reconstrucción de esta parte de Palestina. El primer ministro Benjamín Netanyahu está encontrando resistencia del sector más conservador de su gobierno.Además… El partido del Congreso Nacional Africano perdió su mayoría en la asamblea nacional de Sudáfrica, por primera vez en 30 años; Hunter Biden, el hijo del presidente estadounidense, se enfrenta a una serie de juicios por falsificar una solicitud para obtener una licencia de portación de armas; El expresidente iraní Mahmoud Ahmadinejad buscará postularse para reemplazar a Ebrahim Raisi; Y el Real Madrid consiguió alzar su Orejona número quince tras vencer al Borussia Dortmund con un 2-0.Y para #ElVasoMedioLleno… Tras una prueba exitosa, Jordan Marotta, un niño de cinco años que nació sin un brazo, consiguió una prótesis biónica de la empresa Open Bionics.Para enterarte de más noticias como estas, síguenos en nuestras redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como @telokwento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matangazo ya nusu saa kuhusu habari za mapema asubuhi pamoja na habari za michezo.

In June 2009, millions of Iranians took to the streets to protest against what they considered a rigged presidential election.The hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62% of the vote. All three defeated candidates disputed the results.The protests gave rise to the 'Green Movement', named after its signature colour, which opposed Ahmadinejad.Journalist Maziar Bahari was accused of being a Western spy and spent 118 days being interrogated in Iran's Evin Prison. He tells Dan Hardoon about the torture he endured.(Photo: Maziar Bahari in 2015. Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Every minority—every ethnic or religious subgroup—has its own internal conversations. Often, in the modern age, that's resulted in specialized journalistic outlets. Jewish newspapers; Christian TV stations; Muslims journals. But just as fascinating are journalists who take their particular identity, and use it as a lens through which to help general audiences view the world. What, indeed, does it mean for a reporter who is Jewish—or Christian, or Muslim, or Buddhist—to write for The Atlantic, or Business Insider? To do original reporting in Ukraine, or Somalia or Syria? On today's episode, Rabbi Lamm spoke to Tablet Magazin's Armin Rosen about what it means to learn and write about the wide world Biblically and Jewishly. They talked world travel; music festivals; the connection between death and joy in popular culture; the intertextuality of hip hop; what makes Orthodox Jews different from and similar to other Jews; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 2007 address at Columbia University; the importance of 1st century Rome and Jerusalem for understanding contemporary politics; novels about Brazil; and much more! Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We begin this episode in 1997, with reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami's surprise landslide election to the presidency. Then we cover the reformists running into hardliner repression and George W. Bush's War on Terror, the 2005 election of hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his 2009 reelection and Green Movement protests, Hassan Rouhani and the nuclear accord that Trump then tore up, the 2019 mass working-class protests, and the election (but really more coronation) of right-winger Ebrahim Raisi. We end with the death of Zhina Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police and the current mass protest movement that erupted in response.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out our vast archives and the rest of this series at thedigradio.comBuy Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win by Helen Shiller haymarketbooks.org/books/1952-daring-to-struggle-daring-to-win Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We begin this episode in 1997, with reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami's surprise landslide election to the presidency. Then we cover the reformists running into hardliner repression and George W. Bush's War on Terror, the 2005 election of hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his 2009 reelection and Green Movement protests, Hassan Rouhani and the nuclear accord that Trump then tore up, the 2019 mass working-class protests, and the election (but really more coronation) of right-winger Ebrahim Raisi. We end with the death of Zhina Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police and the current mass protest movement that erupted in response. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our vast archives and the rest of this series at thedigradio.com Buy Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win by Helen Shiller haymarketbooks.org/books/1952-daring-to-struggle-daring-to-win

Ali Khamenei has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989, and previously served as President in the 1980s. This podcast is released at what appears to be a moment of mounting crisis for the Islamic regime, with protests across the country going into their seventh consecutive week. Domestically, Khamenei's time as leader has been characterised on the one hand by consolidation of the regime after the Iran-Iraq War, but also by passionate disagreements in civil society over how puritanical Iranian religious doctrine should be. The presidency has changed hands from stalwart conservatives like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to reformer Hassan Rouhani, and back again in 2021 to hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. With each change has come a greater fracturing of Iranian society, and a slow drip-drip of protests. Khamenei, at 83, is still at the helm, and has recently spoken out against the protests and reaffirmed his support for President Raisi. The question of these protests is: will they be different to former demonstrations, lasting the course, and perhaps precipitating a change of regime? I generally believe that those who have knowledge don't predict, and those who predict have no knowledge, but it's nonetheless interesting to speculate on Iran's future. Joining me to discuss Khamenei and Iran is Borzou Daragahi (@borzou), an Iranian-American journalist who works as an international correspondent for the Independent. Borzou is a member of Iran's Gen Xers, who came of age in the Ayatollah's tumultuous first decade in power. His comparisons of his generation and the current generation, who are much less squeamish about protesting against the regime, were great to listen to. 

On September 16, a squad of Iranian police officers arrested a twenty-two year old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini. Charged with improperly wearing a hijab, Amini died in police custody. Since then, suspicion that she was beaten by Iranian forces, combined with the widespread public view that she was accosted unjustly to begin with, have catalyzed widespread protests across Iran.  On this week's podcast, the writer Shay Khatiri—who grew up in Iran and participated in protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2009—joins us to explain how the current protests in Iran relate to those in 2009 and 2017. In conversation with Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver, he also thinks about where these demonstrations might lead and whether they hold promise of reform inside Iran.  Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

This week, we take you back to the year of Hurricane Katrina, the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, and Israel's disengagement from Gaza. Ouch...did anything GOOD happen in 2005? Well actually, yes. In the world of Israeli music, some incredible songs came out that very same year. Take a trip back with us to 2005 in Israeli music, and sing along to some old favorites we know you'll love! (Original Air Date: February 27, 2022) Full playlist at https://www.myisraelimusic.com/episode1114 Love the show? Help us grow by becoming a member of MyIsraeliMusic.com: https://myisraelimusic.com/membership Join the Israeli Music Community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IsraelHourRadioFans/