With the US midterm elections just weeks away, the Donald Trump administration is trying to make a positive change in its war with Iran, which shows no signs of slowing down.
Rising fuel and food prices, the president’s provocative social media posts, and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the media have made this story a tough sell.
Contributor:
Lacey Healy – Inkstick Editor-in-Chief
Mark Kimmitt – Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
Negar Mortazavi – Host of Iran Podcast
Samira Mohideen – Founder, On The Line Media
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Revelations by Israeli newspaper Haaretz about what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew before the Oct. 7 attack have sparked a firestorm in the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the report was fabricated and has threatened legal action.
Ryan Coles reports.
How the new coronavirus coverage has destroyed trust in the United States
Six years after the pandemic began, COVID-19 is back in the headlines, and so are questions about how newsrooms have covered it.
The Listening Post’s Nicholas Muirhead talks about how the pandemic has destroyed confidence in the US.
Features:
Amesh Adalja – Infectious Disease Physician, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Safety
Francis E. Lee – Co-author, “In COVID’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us”
Jeanne Lenzer – Investigative Medical Journalist
Published September 12, 2026
