Could this be Trump and Netanyahu's most serious fallout yet?

About this episode

The episode discusses the escalating tensions between the US and Iran and the implications of a heated call between Trump and Netanyahu.

The US and Iran are exchanging the biggest strikes in months amid ceasefire talks. It comes just days after a call between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu apparently got heated as negotiations over the Iran War continue. Iranian media signal talks between Tehran and Washington are ongoing, despite reports that Iran suspended them.  Trump has said that negotiations are going “very well” - and that a ceasefire could happen “over the weekend”. Today on The Front Page, University of Otago international relations professor Robert Patman joins us to unpack the latest developments. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea Daniels Editor/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Jane Yee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Chelsea Daniels

Guest: Robert Patman

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Trump-Netanyahu fallout
• ceasefire talks
• international relations
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Trump
• Netanyahu
• Iran
• ceasefire
• international relations
• Robert Patman
• Middle East

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Organizations: NZ Herald, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NZME

Places: Iran, Tehran, United States

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