About this episode
The episode discusses the recent agreement between Iran and Israel to ease military strikes against each other amidst rising tensions and political implications.
Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF . Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement Monday that Israel would hold its fire in Iran for now but would respond should Tehran attack them again. Earlier, local TV station N12 reported that strikes in south Lebanon, where Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants would continue at full force. Iran had earlier announced an end to its military operations against Israel. But its central military command warned that if Israel continued to attack, including in southern Lebanon, “much harsher and more crushing actions than before will be on the way,” the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing a statement. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential…
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe Mathieu, Kailey Leinz
Guests: Tyler Kendall, Heather Conley, James Comer, Rick Dav
Topics covered
- Iran
- Israel
- military operations
- peace negotiations
- politics
- Capitol Hill
Keywords
- Iran
- Israel
- military operations
- peace negotiations
- politics
- Capitol Hill
- Joe Mathieu
- Kailey Leinz
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg, American Enterprise Institute
Places: Iran, Israel, south Lebanon
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