June 8, 2026 - Hussein Banai | Ben Freeman | James Risen
From Background Briefing with Ian Masters by Ian Masters
June 8, 2026 · 1h 0m
About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's influence over Israel and the US's military integration with Israel amid rising tensions.
Trump to Netanyahu: "I Call The Shots" and You Have To Accept Any Peace Deal I Make with Iran | Amid Heightened Tensions Between the US and Israel, Congress Quietly Moves to Integrate US and Israeli Militaries | Scott Pelley Tells the NYT How Bari Weiss Ordered Changes to a 60 Minutes Report to Support Trump's Lies backgroundbriefing.org/donate x.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
People in this episode
Host: Ian Masters
Guests: Hussein Banai, Ben Freeman, James Risen
Topics covered
- US-Israel relations
- military integration
- Trump administration
- media influence
- Iran peace deal
- political tensions
Keywords
- Trump
- Netanyahu
- Iran
- military
- Congress
- media
- Bari Weiss
- Scott Pelley
- peace deal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NYT
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