Trump's Iran Strikes: Triumph, Stalemate or Setback?

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran shocked much of the world — but America’s involvement was over almost as soon as it began, and so far, it hasn’t sparked a broader war, like so many feared. So how did we get here? Was the bombing a success? Will the ceasefire between Israel and Iran hold? Is the regime in Iran any closer to collapsing — and if it did, would that be good? Finally, what’s the long term solution to the nuclear issue? Kara gathers a trio of experts to grapple with these questions, and more. Jason Rezaian is the Director of Press Freedom Initiatives and a writer for The Washington Post’s Global Opinions. He was the Post's correspondent in Tehran before he was unjustly imprisoned by the Iranian regime, and he’s the author of Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison. Jim Sciutto is CNN’s chief national security analyst and the anchor of The Brief with Jim Sciutto. He’s also the author of The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China and the Next World War. Robin Wright is a contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and a distinguished fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She’s the author of several books, including The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran, and Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's on.
0:02.0	Hi, everyone from New York Magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:15.0	This is on with Kara Swisher and I'm Karas Swisher.
0:18.0	President Trump's decision to bomb Iran shocked much of the world, but America's
0:22.1	involvement was over almost as soon as it began, and so far it hasn't sparked a broader war,
0:27.5	like so many feared. So how do we get here? Was the bombing a success? Will the ceasefire between
0:33.2	Israel and Iran hold? Is the regime in Iran any closer to collapsing? And what's the long-term
0:39.1	solution to the nuclear issue, which is at the heart of all of this? I've gathered a panel of
0:44.2	journalists with deep expertise to grapple with these questions. Jason Rezion is the director of
0:49.4	Press Freedom Initiatives and writer for the Washington Post Global Opinions. He was a post correspondent in Tehran before he was then unjustly imprisoned by the Iranian regime.
0:59.2	He's the author of Prisoner My 544 Days in an Iranian prison.
1:04.3	Jim Shuto is CNN's chief national security analyst and the anchor of the brief with Jim Shudo.
1:09.6	He's the author of The Return of the Great Powers,
1:12.2	Russia, China, and the next world war. Robin Wright is a contributing writer and columnist for the
1:17.5	New Yorker and a distinguished fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
1:22.5	She's the author of several books, including The Last Great Revolution, Turmoil and Transformation
1:27.1	in Iran, and Rock the Kasbah, Turmoil and Transformation in Iran,
1:28.1	and Rock the Casbah, Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.
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