Today on the show, President Trump is back from two days of high-level talks in China. Matt Pottinger, the deputy national security advisor in the first Trump administration, and Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, join the show to discuss the summit and what it means for Taiwan.

Next, Fareed speaks with Jason Furman, professor at Harvard Kennedy School and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. They discuss why the stock market continues to rise even while inflation spikes in the midst of the Iran war, and what Furman expects from new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

Finally, a recent poll shows 70% of American adults under the age of 50 now hold an unfavorable view of Israel. Fareed discusses with Israeli-American historian Omer Bartov who has a new book out, “Israel: What Went Wrong.”

GUESTS: Jessica Chen Weiss (@jessicacweiss), Matt Pottinger, Jason Furman (@jasonfurman), Omer Bartov (@bartov_omer)

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Today on the show, it’s been more than a month since the U.S. and Iran began a shaky ceasefire, and a peace deal is under active consideration. Fareed is joined by Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies and former head of the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence, to discuss what a real negotiated peace might look like.

Then, this July marks the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Beverly Gage went on a road trip across the country visiting historic sites, museums, and national monuments to better understand America’s complex past. She tells Fareed what she learned. Her new book chronicling her trip is “This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History.”

GUESTS: Danny Citrinowicz (@citrinowicz), Beverly Gage (@beverlygage)

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Today, Fareed speaks with Anne-Marie Slaughter and James Stavridis on Iran’s peace proposal and the U.S. plan to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein explains why the Iran war hasn’t shaken markets despite a major oil shock.

As midterms near and Donald Trump’s approval hits a low, Fareed talks with Nate Cohn about possible political shifts.

In Hungary, Viktor Orbán loses to Péter Magyar; historian Timothy Snyder discusses what it means for global democracy.

Finally, Kateryna Bondar breaks down the growing role of AI in the Ukraine war.

GUESTS: Anne-Marie Slaughter (@SlaughterAM), James Stavridis (@stavridisj), Lloyd Blankfein (@lloydblankfein), Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn), Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder), Kateryna Bondar

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After a shocking shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, Fareed is joined by CNN Presidential Historian Timothy Naftali to discuss what this suggests about American politics and society. 

Next, after President Trump canceled a US delegation trip to Pakistan for possible talks with Iran, Fareed talks to retired US Admiral William McRaven about how the war might end. 

Finally, Anthropic's new AI model “Mythos” is so powerful that the company hasn’t released it to the public. Sebastian Mallaby, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to discuss AI’s rapid advancement and the risks that come with it. 

GUESTS: Timothy Naftali (@TimNaftali), William McRaven, Sebastian Mallaby (@scmallaby) 

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Today on the show, with the US-Iran ceasefire set to expire on Wednesday, the shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and continued chaos in the Strait of Hormuz, Vali Nasr joins to discuss what might come next in the Middle East. Then, in a stunning defeat Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost his reelection campaign after more than a decade in power. Fareed speaks with Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum about what this might mean for populism in Europe.  Finally, New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe joins the show to discuss his new book, “London Falling,” about a teenager’s mysterious death in London, and the city's shadowy underworld that it revealed. GUESTS: Vali Nasr (@vali_nasr), Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum), Patrick Radden Keefe (@praddenkeefe) 

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After President Trump announced that the US would blockade the Strait of Hormuz, Fareed asks retired Admiral James Stavridis, the former NATO supreme allied commander, what it would take to execute it.

Next, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins the show for an exclusive conversation about his own experience negotiating with Iran.

Then, since the beginning of the conflict, Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others. Fareed speaks with Tarek Masoud, director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative about how this has impacted the relationship between the United States and its allies in the Gulf.

Finally, Karen Young, senior fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, joins the show to discuss the potential impact on global energy prices if President Trump moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

GUESTS: James Stavridis (@stavridisj), Antony Blinken (@ABlinken), Tarek Masoud (@MiddleEast_HKS), Karen Young (@ProfessorKaren)

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Today on the show, the war with Iran shows no signs of slowing. President Trump took to Truth Social to threaten Iran into opening the Strait of Hormuz. This came after the successful conclusion of a high-stakes mission to rescue a stranded airman from an F-15 jet Iran shot down Friday. Fareed speaks with Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, about the recent developments and where the war might go from here.

Then, many of the Iranian regime’s top leaders have been killed since the start of the war. Fareed is joined by the International Crisis Group’s Ali Vaez to discuss what Iran’s current leaders might be thinking, and if they are more likely than before to pursue a nuclear bomb.

Finally, in the minds of many, the Islamic Revolution of 1979 dominates Iranian history. But the British-Iranian historian Ali Ansari tells Fareed that you must look further back to truly understand one of the world's oldest civilizations.

GUESTS: Zanny Minton-Beddoes (@zannymb), Richard Haass (@RichardHaass), Ali Vaez (@AliVaez), Ali Ansari (@aa51_ansari)

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Today on the show, one month of war with Iran. Iran has rejected President Trump's 15-point peace plan to end the war. At the center of the proposed deal is Iran's nuclear program. Fareed speaks with Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, about Iran’s potential to rebuild their nuclear capabilities following the ongoing bombardment, and how a deal might be reached.

Then, as President Trump dispatches thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, Fareed talks to Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling about where the war is headed.

Later, there are perhaps no more enthusiastic supporters of regime change in Iran than the Iranians living outside of the country. Fareed asks Iranian American journalist Azadeh Moaveni about the politics of the large and vocal diaspora.

Finally, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta lost two landmark court cases this week, as juries found some social media platforms liable for addicting or harming kids. Fareed asks founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris if there will be a real reckoning for tech giants.

GUESTS: Rafael Grossi (@rafaelmgrossi), Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling), Azadeh Moaveni (@AzadehMoaveni), Tristan Harris (@tristanharris)

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Today on the show, as the war with Iran gets fiercer and more complicated, Fareed speaks with Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iran branch of Israeli military intelligence, about what to expect next.

Guests: Danny Citrinowicz (@citrinowicz); Edward Fishman (@edwardfishman); Michael Lynton; Joshua Steiner; Kim Ghattas (@KimGhattas)

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Today on the program, Fareed’s exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on his country’s important, albeit unlikely, role in the Iran War: as Iranian-designed drones are fired across the Middle East - the very same drones used by Russia against Ukraine for years - Kyiv has sent military experts to the Gulf to help bring the drones down.

Then, how can we expect the war in Iran to unfold from here? Carnegie Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour and Lisa Anderson, international affairs professor at Columbia, join Fareed to discuss.

Finally, the war has triggered one of the worst oil shocks in decades, as Tehran continues to attack commercial ships and oil infrastructure across the region. Fareed speaks to Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, about which countries are most exposed, and which ones are set to benefit.

GUESTS: Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa); Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour); Lisa Anderson; Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff)

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Today on the show, the US and Israel are now in week two of warring with Iran and Fareed speaks with Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s former National Security Adviser, about how fighting is likely to proceed, the larger regional implications, and how the war might embolden Russia and China.

Then, Fareed is joined by former US ambassador Peter Galbraith to discuss Trump’s flip-flopping on bring Kurdish forces into the war with Iran.

Later, Fareed talks to Mina Al-Oraibi, editor in chief of the UAE newspaper The National, about how Gulf countries are reacting amid ongoing drone and missile strikes from Iran—and how might this shift geopolitics in the region. Finally, the U.S. produces the most advanced weapons in the world. Fareed asks defense editor at The Economist Shashank Joshi if America has enough of them to sustain an extended war in the Middle East. Guests: Jake Sullivan (@jakejsullivan), Peter Galbraith, Mina Al-Oraibi (@AlOraibi), Shashank Joshi (@shashj)

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