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Background Briefing: March 25, 2026

  Our Reality TV President Unable to Deal With Reality, Makes Up Stories About Negotiating With Iran We begin with a disastrously delusional American president making up stories about negotiating with the enemy as he tries to get out of a trap he set for himself...

Background Briefing: March 24, 2026

Life in Bomb Shelters Under Bombardment in a War 90% of Israelis Support We begin in Israel and speak with Ori Goldberg, an Israeli author, academic, and political commentator. A former university professor who has written extensively on Iran, Israel and the...

Background Briefing: March 23, 2026

TACO Trump Now Claims Peace is at Hand but Iran Says No Such Talks Are Taking Place We begin with TACO Trump backing down from his ultimatum to bomb Iran’s electrical and water infrastructure to him announcing today that he is having “very good and...

Background Briefing: March 22, 2026

Contradictory Signals From Trump to Wind Down the War While Sending in More Marines We begin with Trump’s ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending contradictory signals saying he is winding down his war on Iran at the same time sending more...

Background Briefing: March 19, 2026

The Global Impact of the Trump/Netanyahu War on Iran as Energy Prices Shoot Through the Roof We begin with the global impact of the Trump/Netanyahu war on Iran as energy prices rise steeply after Israel’s strike on Iran’s major gas field and Iran’s...