About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities surrounding the alleged theft of Ukrainian wheat and the implications of US-Iran negotiations.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins  host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. With the lack of progress in the negotiations between the United States and Iran, US intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if US President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war, according to a Reuters report. Magid weighs in on any potential schism within the Trump administration as Iran's newest proposal appears to shelve the issue of a nuclear program -- the very reason the war was launched. Amid a growing diplomatic incident, Israel said Tuesday it had yet to receive evidence that a shipment of Russian grain had been “stolen” from occupied Ukrainian territory, while Kyiv said it was preparing sanctions against those involved in the transaction. Magid unravels this tangled issue, which played out live on social media. A list backed by the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party won most races in the weekend’s Palestinian municipal elections, election…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Borschel-Dan

Guest: Jacob Magid

Topics covered

• Ukrainian wheat
• Iran negotiations
• US foreign policy
• Palestinian elections
• Israel diplomacy

Keywords

• Ukrainian wheat
• Iran
• US foreign policy
• Palestinian elections
• Israel
• Hamas
• Fatah

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States, Iran, Reuters, Palestinian Authority, Fatah, Hamas

Places: Ukraine, Israel, Gaza Strip

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