About this episode

The episode covers headlines including U.S.-Iran strikes, World Cup issues, and surveillance law discussions.

Headlines for June 11, 2026; “They Have Never Faced an Adversary Like Iran”: Rami Khouri on Latest U.S.-Iran Strikes; “World Cup of Exclusion”: Games Begin Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, High Ticket Costs & Iran War; World Cup Kicks Off in Mexico Amid Protests Against Austerity and Forced Disappearances; “Keep the Game Beautiful”: Why ICE Crackdown & FIFA Greed Could Spoil the World Cup; Will Congress Renew Controversial Surveillance Law? Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Cindy Cohn

People in this episode

Host: Democracy Now!

Guests: Rami Khouri, Cindy Cohn

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran Relations
• World Cup
• Visa Restrictions
• Austerity Protests
• Surveillance Law

Keywords

• Iran
• World Cup
• U.S. Visa Restrictions
• Austerity
• Surveillance Law
• ICE Crackdown
• FIFA
• Cindy Cohn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Places: Iran, Mexico

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