Middle East Focus is a weekly podcast featuring talk and analysis on U.S. foreign policy, contemporary political and social issues in the Middle East, and the arts and culture of region. It is produced by the Middle East Institute, a non-partisan think tank in Washington, D.C. For more information visit www.mei.edu.
Dr. Yoel Guzansky, associate fellow at MEI and senior research
fellow at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, joins
hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj to unpack the military and
political implications of Israel’s 12-day war with Iran. In the
lead-up to next week’s closely watched visit by Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, they discuss
Israel’s strategic gains and domestic reaction, the evolving
US-Israel relationship, and the war’s ripple effects across Gaza,
the Gulf, and beyond.
Recorded July 2, 2025
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Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.