With the US midterm elections simply weeks away, Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to place a optimistic spin on a battle with Iran that exhibits no signal of letting up.
Climbing gasoline and grocery costs, the president’s provocative social media posts and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the media are making that story tougher to promote.
Contributors:
Laicie Heeley – Editor-in-chief, Inkstick
Mark Kimmitt – Former US Assistant Secretary of State
Negar Mortazavi – Host, The Iran Podcast
Samira Mohyeddin – Founder, On The Line Media
On our radar
Revelations from Israeli newspaper Haaretz about what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew earlier than the October 7 assaults have ignited a firestorm within the nation. Netanyahu calls the reporting fabricated and is threatening to sue.
Ryan Kohls stories.
How COVID protection broke belief within the US
Six years on from the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 is again within the headlines – and so are questions on how newsrooms coated it.
The Listening Publish’s Nicholas Muirhead on how the pandemic broke belief within the US.
That includes:
Amesh Adalja – Infectious Illness Doctor, Johns Hopkins Middle for Well being Safety
Frances E Lee – Co-author, In COVID’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us
Jeanne Lenzer – Investigative Medical Journalist
Printed On 12 Sep 2026
