Iran Briefing| War, Lebanon, and Hezbollah

Pakistan, China and the Future of the Iran War

In this edition of the MBN Iran Briefing podcast I’m joined by MBN Washington Bureau Chief Joe Kawly and Mohammed Soliman, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, as we look at the shifting geography of the Iran war, U.S. President Trump’s call to expand the Abraham Accords, and the roles of Pakistan and China in shaping what comes next.

Trump-Xi Summit: China, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

In the latest MBN Iran Briefing podcast, Andres Ilves speaks with MBN China Editor Min Mitchell and MBN Israel correspondent Yehya Kassem about Trump and Putin’s visits to Beijing, the Trump-Xi summit, and a groundbreaking story by our correspondent in Jerusalem — unpacking what these developments reveal about China’s position on the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, and the future of Chinese-Iranian relations.

How Iran and Lebanon’s Gen Z Is Reacting to War

How are Iran and Lebanon’s Gen Z reacting to the war and the conditions they live in? To find out, check out the latest Iran Briefing podcast. In this edition I’m joined by MBN’s own Editor-in-Chief Leila Bazzi and by Holly Dagres, curator of the Iranist Substack and Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, as we look at the human impact of the war on young Iranians and Lebanese.

Iran Briefing| War, Lebanon, and Hezbollah

Why are there roadblocks in Iran manned by soldiers who don’t speak Persian? How is Lebanon’s Hezbollah planning to return to the 1980s? To find out, check out the latest Iran Briefing podcast. In this edition I’m joined by MBN’s own Rami Al Amine and renowned former BBC journalist Pooneh Ghoddoosi as we look at the latest from Lebanon and at how people in Iran are coping after two months of war and fragile ceasefire.

Beijing: Trump, Xi, Iran, and more

Big stakes at next week’s U.S.-China summit. What’s the connection to the Iran war? How are the world’s superpowers gaining — and losing — from the conflict?   Min Mitchell (China Editor) Andres Ilves (Iran Editor) Matthew Kaminski (MBN Editorial Chair)