Decoding America: The US says war with Iran is over - is it?

About this episode

The episode discusses the end of Operation Epic Fury, the implications of a supreme court decision on midterm elections, and the media's portrayal of the King's visit to the US.

When is a war not a war? When politics is involved. Co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at the White House’s insistence that Operation Epic Fury is over – even as the blockade of the strait of Hormuz continues. Also in this episode, a supreme court decision that could ricochet around the country when it comes to how free and fair the midterm elections might be. And there was no shortage of column inches applauding the King’s visit to the US last week, but what did anyone really get out of it?

People in this episode

Hosts: Reged Ahmad, Jonathan Yerushalmy

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• politics
• midterm elections
• supreme court decisions
• international relations
• media coverage

Keywords

• Operation Epic Fury
• Iran
• US politics
• midterm elections
• supreme court
• King's visit
• media coverage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, supreme court

Places: US, strait of Hormuz

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