About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing war between Israel and the US against Iran and Lebanon, exploring potential pathways to peace and the war's impact on the region.

The War between Israel and the US on one side and Iran and Lebanon on the other is in its fourth month. Despite claims from the White House that a deal is imminent, the war and the destruction have continued. Indeed the concept of a cease fire is undermined with every attack. The global economy is struggling with the increased energy costs due to the closing of the Straits of Hormuz. And people continue to die. So on today’s show we update the news on the war, explore any potential pathways to end the war and examine the impact of the war particularly on both Iran and Lebanon. [ dur: 58mins. ] Yeghia Tashjian is the Regional and International Affairs Cluster Coordinator of Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs (IFI) and a part time Instructor at American University of Beirut. He is the author “ The International North-South Transport Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative in the South Caucasus ,” published in the edited volume of Routledge Handbook of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia (2025). Ervand Abrahamian is Professor Emeritus at City University of New York. He is the author of A History of Modern Iran and Inventing the Axis…

People in this episode

Guests: Yeghia Tashjian, Ervand Abrahamian, Stephen Zunes

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• Iran
• Lebanon
• war impact
• ceasefire
• global economy

Keywords

• war
• Lebanon
• Iran
• ceasefire
• global economy
• energy costs
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy & International Affairs, American University of Beirut, City University of New York, University of San Francisco

Places: Lebanon, Iran, Israel, United States

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