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What Next | The War Netanyahu Always Wanted

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On Friday, Israel launched massive strikes in Iran, targeting nuclear sites and killing top military leaders in the largest single-day attack on the country since the 1980s. Iran has retaliated, launching ballistic missiles at Israeli cities and killing at least eight people. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is walking a tightrope as it tries to maintain its alliance with Israel and negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. How might the war escalate from here? And what does this mean for America’s relationships in the region? Guest: Gregg Carlstom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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everything secure. Hey, everyone. Before we get into it, just a heads up, we recorded this show

1:02.2

yesterday. But this story is still moving. It's possible things shifted overnight.

1:09.2

All right, here's the show. Since last week, Israel has been raining

1:18.8

bombs down on Iran. And yesterday, the wreckage became visible up close and live.

1:29.3

An anchor for state television was in studio, on air,

1:33.9

when suddenly there was an explosion.

1:50.5

This anchor hustles off screen as a cloud of dust floats into frame.

1:53.4

Debris, fluttering like confetti.

2:00.7

If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was looking to send a message of sheer strength, the brazen targeting

2:02.4

of not just military assets, but Iran's communications infrastructure.

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