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Major scepticism over whether the latest roadmap for peace in Gaza with come to fruition. Hamas says it's agreed to a Board of Peace plan, which would see it disarm entirely and Israeli forces withdraw. President Donald Trump says it's a critical step, but Israel are yet to acknowledge it, let alone agree. CBS Middle East Correspondent Linda Gradstein says told Ryan Bridge Israelis will be nervous, and don't trust the militant group. She says some in Israel say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants conflict, so he can be reelected in October. Gradstein says there are lots of moving parts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran-aligned Houthis have threatened to blockade the Red Sea, raising concerns about global oil supply and a broadening of the Iran War. Gregg Carlstrom, The Economist's Middle East Correspondent, talks about how we got to this point. Thomas Juneau, an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, discusses why the Houthis are engaging in this maritime blockade.

Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, brings us the latest from the conflict in the Middle East, as the US strikes Iran for a tenth consecutive day.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

The latest news, including Washington which had vowed to "swiftly punish" Iran for military casualties.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist, discusses the latest from the region as Iranian state media reported new attacks on Thursday, including on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran are continuing a fifth day of strikes, with Washington saying its latest attacks are aimed at weakening Iran's ability to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.We get the latest on the Middle East with the Middle East Correspondent for Sky News, Adam Parsons.

The US and Iran are continuing a fifth day of strikes, with Washington saying its latest attacks are aimed at weakening Iran's ability to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.We get the latest on the Middle East with the Middle East Correspondent for Sky News, Adam Parsons.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with the Economist, discusses Trump's threats to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.

The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship - ruling 6-3 to maintain the current terms. Trump signed an executive order last year on the first day of his second term decreeing that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens. US correspondent Gordon Robison says the Supreme Court stood up to Trump in order to maintain things - but it's a sign of how much things have shifted in the US. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back and forth strikes between the US and Iran could continue over the coming months. A ceasefire agreement between the two countries took effect last week and had eased tensions in the war. But hostilities between the two nations have flared again, with new US strikes on Iranian targets and reports of attacks in the Gulf. Reuters Middle East correspondent Alexander Cornwell told Mike Hosking that retaliatory strikes appear to be the new norm. He says the state of ceasefire's seems to be a reduction in fighting rather than an actual halt. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran and the US are still following the path of negotiation, despite hitches. Iran's team walked out of talks in Switzerland today after Donald Trump publicly threatened to resume bombing and take over the Strait of Hormuz. Economist Middle East correspondent, Gregg Carlstrom, says it's not clear how much has been achieved. But he says there's agreement to continue technical talks. "One would imagine nuclear experts, sanctions experts, the people who would have to work out the nuts and bolts of any final agreement - they're going to keep negotiating and so that's the one slightly encouraging sign." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nafiseh Kohnavard, Middle East Correspondent with BBC World Service in Beirut, discusses the agreement between US and Iran.

There's fears Israel and Hezbollah could be the sticking point for this week's US Iran peace agreement. Both sides have agreed a deal, to be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday. The text is yet to be released, but it's understood the Strait of Hormuz will reopen and 60 days of nuclear negotiations will commence. US journalist and analyst Gordon Robison says it supposedly includes Lebanon. "But the Israelis are not a signatory to the agreement, so the biggest long-term danger to this is either the Israelis or Hezbollah basically blow the agreement up." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist, reports on the latest conflict between the United States and Iran.

Gareth Browne, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

Iran has fired multiple waves of missiles at northern Israel. 

Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, brings us the latest developments in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon from Beirut.

It comes as Israel carried out new strikes in the region, despite the two countries agreeing to a conditional ceasefire that Lebanon's president called the "last chance" for a durable end to the fighting. For the latest, Middle East Correspondent with the Economist Gregg Carlstrom.

Middle East correspondent in Doha, Lou Browne.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, discusses the latest from the region as American and Iranian negotiators agree a framework deal which could extend their ceasefire.

A vote in the House of Representatives was heading towards a resolution that would require President Donald Trump to come to Congress for formal approval for his war in the Middle East. But, the Speaker of the House pulled the vote as it became clear the Republicans were going to lose it. Although it was unlikely that if the vote had gone through that anything would have resulted, yet US and Middle East correspondent Gordon Robison says this shows falling support for the war. "The fact that the vote was going to pass in the House indicates that support for the war is slipping and slipping very dramatically," he told Heather du Plessis-Allan. "So it doesn't change anything in the short run, but as we approach elections in November, it indicates that the politics around the war are changing very quickly." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Parsons, Middle East Correspondent with Sky News, on a video which shows Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting activists detained as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist

President Trump's reiterating he's prepared to do what it takes to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. He announced yesterday he had called of plans for another attack this week, at the request of some Gulf states. Donald Trump today told media US officials are still negotiating, but Iran may need another 'big hit'. Middle East correspondent Gordon Robison says it's unclear what will happen next, but Vice President JD Vance has claimed they can't allow an 'arms race'. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump has warned Iran the "clock is ticking" as talks to bring their war to an end have stalled. "They better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them," he wrote on his Truth Social platform. "TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!”There are multiple thorny issues to be resolved between the US and Iran, but one of them concerns another country altogether: Lebanon. Iran has reportedly insisted on an end to the war in Lebanon before talks can continue with the US. A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced back in April, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then and hundreds have been killed. Hugo Bachega, Middle East Correspondent, discusses why the war in Lebanon is so hard to end, and what that means for the chances of a deal between the US and Iran.Producer: Viv Jones and Aron KellerExecutive producer: Bridget Harney Sound engineer: Travis EvansSenior news editor: China CollinsPhoto: Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Choukine, Lebanon (Reuters)

Donald Trump says "the clock is ticking" for Iran as the road to resolving the Middle East conflict drags on.

More twists and turns in the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist, on the latest efforts to negotiate a peace deal in the U.S-Iran war.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist and Anita Mendiratta, Global Tourism and Aviation expert

For the latest Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist.

Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, in Beirut, reports on a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

US President Donald Trump has posted that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a ten day ceasefire, to commence at 10pm Irish time this evening. Raya Jalabi is the Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, and joins Ciara to discuss.Image: Reuters

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for the Economist

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, discusses US blockades of Iranian ports.

Israel's attacks on Lebanon may be a sticking point in ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States. More 300 people were killed and over 1000 injured in Israel's strikes on Lebanon yesterday, with Israel claiming the conflict there wasn't covered by the ceasefire agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's since ordered his Cabinet to open direct talks with Lebanon to establish "peace relations", but has rejected any reports of a ceasefire. The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom told Mike Hosking the strikes won't stop entirely, but we may not see the same level as before. He says that if Israel tones down their attacks, it will hopefully take away the threat to the broader ceasefire in the region. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, discusses the ceasefire announcement in the US/Iran war.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist, discusses the latest developments in the Iran War.

For the latest Middle East Correspondent for the Economist, Gregg Carlstrom.

Iran says it's "waiting" for a potential US ground attack and has threatened to "rain fire" on American soldiers if they lay boots on their land. It comes after the arrival of 3500 more troops in the Middle East and reports that the Pentagon is getting ready for weeks-long ground operations in Iran. Meanwhile, Pakistan says it's preparing to host talks between the US and Iran to try and negotiate an end to the war as it stretches into its second month. Middle East correspondent Lou Browne spoke to Lisa Owen.

Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent with the Financial Times in Beirut discusses the latest from the region as Israel expands its attacks on Lebanon.

Reporter Shirin Jaafari has covered countless conflicts across the Middle East. But now, for the first time, the neighborhoods of her childhood in Iran have become a warzone. Shirin has been covering the war for The World radio program at GBH, here in Boston, while keeping tabs of her family and friends back home. This week on Say More, she talks to Boston Globe opinion editor Jim Dao about what Americans get wrong about Iran and the aspirations of the vast, and diverse, Iranian diaspora. Email us at saymore@globe.com.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent at the Economist, discusses Trump's demand that other nations help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist.

The internet blackout in Iran continues, making it hard to capture what is happening inside the country. It's also making it hard for Iranians in Canada to reach family there. We'll hear from some Canadian-Iranians across this country, and we'll also talk to Gregg Carlstrom, the Middle East Correspondent at The Economist about the latest on this war.

Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent with the Financial Times in Beirut, gave us an update on the latest on the Iran war.

Trump's “Board of Peace” emerged from last year's ceasefire negotiations to govern Gaza after the war. But since then, the board has evolved into a motley group of countries that are willing to pay a billion dollars to join a body that has Donald Trump as its chairman for life. They also have mostly stopped talking about Gaza.Guest: Gregg Carlstom, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's “Board of Peace” emerged from last year's ceasefire negotiations to govern Gaza after the war. But since then, the board has evolved into a motley group of countries that are willing to pay a billion dollars to join a body that has Donald Trump as its chairman for life. They also have mostly stopped talking about Gaza.Guest: Gregg Carlstom, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's “Board of Peace” emerged from last year's ceasefire negotiations to govern Gaza after the war. But since then, the board has evolved into a motley group of countries that are willing to pay a billion dollars to join a body that has Donald Trump as its chairman for life. They also have mostly stopped talking about Gaza.Guest: Gregg Carlstom, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.