Dasha Burns Leads Panels on Iran War and Political Week in Review

Dasha Burns Leads Panels on Iran War and Political Week in Review

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April 17, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

Dasha Burns leads discussions on the Iran war and the political news of the week with various experts.

Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior director for Gulf Affairs for the National Security Council during the first Trump administration and Dana Stroul, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the Biden administration for a discussion on the latest developments in the Iran war and geopolitical fallout as the fragile ceasefire is set to expire next week. Panel 2: A discussion of the political news of the week with Republican strategist T.W. Arrighi, former national press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democratic strategist John McCarthy, former senior advisor for political engagement to President Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dasha Burns

Guests: Kirsten Fontenrose, Dana Stroul, T.W. Arrighi, John McCarthy

Topics covered

  • Iran War
  • Geopolitical Fallout
  • Political News
  • Week in Review
  • U.S. Politics

Keywords

  • Iran war
  • ceasefire
  • geopolitical fallout
  • political news
  • U.S. politics
  • Trump administration
  • Biden administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Security Council, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Biden administration, Trump administration

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