Hormuz blockade / Trump’s mixed messages / Who is Jay Clayton?
About this episode
The episode discusses the renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump's shifting policies regarding the U.S.-Iran conflict.
The world’s attention is once again on the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S. and Iran have resumed strikes and their shaky ceasefire broke. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with two show regulars, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre, about President Trump's policy shifts around the war, and why it's so hard for him to end the conflict for good. Plus, the president's pick to lead the intelligence community faced Congress this week. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Mary Louise Kelly
Guests: Tom Bowman, Greg Myre
Topics covered
- Strait of Hormuz
- U.S.-Iran conflict
- Trump's policy
- intelligence community
- Congress
- national security
Keywords
- Hormuz blockade
- Trump
- national security
- Iran
- U.S. policy
- Congress
- Jay Clayton
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR
Places: United States, Iran, Strait of Hormuz
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