Days after the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, President Biden’s two senior-most national security advisors, take Preet into the Situation Room and analyze the fragile situation in the Middle East. They discuss the actual damage done to Iran’s nuclear program, Trump’s split from the U.S. intelligence community, and the controversial question of regime change.
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Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer: Noa Azulai; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producers: Matthew Billy and Nat Weiner.
REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
- Jake Sullivan, Harvard Kennedy School
- Jon Finer, Columbia University
- “Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says,” NYT, 6/24/25
- Trump’s “MIGA” post, 6/22/25
