US and Israel Attack Iran

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials. In the following days, Iran retaliated with attacks against US bases in neighboring countries, and three US planes were shot down in Kuwait. Mike Cosper sits down with journalist Yossi Klein Halevi to understand what this military action means for the quest for peace in the broader Middle East, and Mike and Clarissa discuss the uncertainty and tensions Americans carry as the nation heads to war. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: Iran After the Ayatollah - Mark Tooley GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He codirects the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative, which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity, and Israel. He writes for leading op-ed pages in the US, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and is a former contributing editor to The New Republic. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.8	I'm Clarissa Mal. Over the weekend, U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran, killing supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and other top Iranian officials.
0:59.3	Mike Kaspur and I joined today with Yossi Kline-Halevi to break down the global and domestic implications.
1:05.5	Welcome to the show.
1:10.0	Early Saturday morning, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran at the direction of President Donald Trump.
1:18.0	In the last three days of Operation Epic Fury, attacks on Iran have expanded to conflict across the larger region.
1:25.2	A year-long stalemate between Israel and Hezbollah has erupted again
1:29.1	into fighting, and Iranian missiles striking U.S. military bases within other Gulf states,
1:35.4	have resulted in the bombings of a hotel, a handful of deaths, and the damage to a major Dubai airport.
1:42.1	Soon after the attack began, Mike Kossper sat down with Yossi Klein-Halevi, a journalist, senior
1:48.1	fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and host of the For Heaven's Sake
1:53.2	podcast, to understand what this military action means not only for the U.S., Israel, and Iran,
1:59.7	but for peace in the broader Middle East.
2:02.5	We begin our coverage here with their conversation.
2:10.6	Yossi Klein-Halevi, welcome back once again.
2:13.2	Great to be back with you, Mike.
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