The Trump Report

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by former US diplomat & fellow at the Middle East Institute, Alan Eyre. They discuss the ongoing war in Iran and possible resumption of talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether US–Iran talks in Pakistan will succeed, how new Reuters data shows the war pushing India toward Russia, and whether Iran is using the Russia–Ukraine playbook to weaken Trump and drag out the conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marianne Williamson, former Democratic presidential candidate, joins Maddie Hale in the studio to discuss rising tension between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump threatens to “blow up” Iran and the Wall Street Journal reports the President was deliberately left out of military planning for fear he would react impulsively and leak details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

On this episode of The Trump Report, co-author of "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth" Glenn Kessler speaks to Amy Kellogg about the divergent goals, posturing and flat-out mistrust between the United States and Iran that threaten to scupper upcoming talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie Sykes,political commentator and author, joins Maddie Hale to discuss ‘off-ramp’ options for the United States in the Iran war, USA Today reports the war disrupting basic supplies to U.S. troops, with delayed care packages, scarce food, and falling morale as some report they’re “hungry all the time” and Trump continues to attack journalists and those who oppose his decisions. Hosted on Acas...

Hal Kempfer, former US Marine & national security expert, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Pete Hegseth’s warnings for Iran to “choose wisely”, the US sends thousands of extra naval forces to the Middle East and experts believe Iran’s strategy is to stretch out the war for as long as it can.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Bell, former RAF Air Vice-Marshal and military analyst, joins Maddie Hale to assess whether Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade is working, examine claims US intelligence dismissed Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and explain how a US-Iran clash in the Strait would actually play out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan Messerly, Politico’s White House reporter, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the United States’ naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it could cause further friction with American allies if Iran retaliates by attacking their ports and former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says Donald Trump needs to apologise for posting an AI-generated photo depicting him as Jesus.  Hosted on...

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by former US naval intelligence officer Malcolm Nance to discuss Donald Trump's new 'blockade' on the Strait of Hormuz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the unsuccessful US-Iran talks over the weekend, Donald Trump escalates threats to Iran with a naval blockade and renewed airstrikes and former CIA director John Brennan says the 25th Amendment was “written with [Trump] in mind”.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s public takedown of his former supporters, the US President says “Iran is doing a very poor job” in the ceasefire agreement and First Lady Melania Trump holds a live recorded address to deny any links to Jeffrey Epstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lt General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe, joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether the ‘ceasefire’ is unravelling after Iran labelled Israel’s attack on Lebanon a “grave violation”, Donald Trump tells Iran attacks will be “bigger and better” if their agreement isn’t fully complied with and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer pushes to remove Trump’s war powers, believing...

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the co-founder of the Lincoln Project, Rick Wilson. They discuss the latest on how Israeli strikes into Lebanon are affecting the US-Iran ceasefire, plus whether Pam Bondi will still be expected at the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of The Trump Report, Amy Kellogg is joined by David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and International Security and an expert on nuclear weapons. They discuss the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran and what this means for the country's stockpile of enriched uranium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the founder of the Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer to discuss the ceasefire between the US and Iran. Will it hold and what does this represent for both countries? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump pulling back from strikes on Iran just 90 minutes before escalation, the White House declares it a victory for the US while Iran claims it’s a “rushing defeat” and a former White House doctor shows concerns for the US president’s health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s “unhinged” Truth Social post on Easter Sunday, the US President sets a new headline for Iran to back down and what would happen if US troops refused Trump’s military orders to attack Iran’s infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Dan Plesch from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Dan explains how the US military’s decades-long preparations for war with Iran appears to have been thrown off course by poor planning from the White House. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston spoke about conflicting reports from the US that the President has extended a pause on striking Iranian energy fa...

Dr H.A. Hellyer, senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and the Center for American Progress, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s claims Iran wants a ceasefire, whether the US has “attained” the goal of stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon and three world leaders hold national addresses on the same day.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

On this edition of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the former head of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt. They discuss Donald Trump's threat that he is seriously considering leaving NATO, his attacks on European allies and the response from UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. They also look ahead to the President's address to the nation and what may lie ahead. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Maddie Hale to discuss the future of NATO, whether the US has achieved regime change in Iran and who will be left to open the Strait of Hormuz if the United States taps out of the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by former US Army Officer, Lt Col Daniel Davis. They discuss where the US President can go next with the war in Iran, with reports of an invasion of Kharg Island, or even the long discussed special forces operation. Yet Daniel believes any of these options would lead to US casualties at great expense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bells joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports the United States is preparing troops for a ground invasion of Iran, what a high risk military mission to seize enriched uranium inside Iran would look like and former CIA counterterrorism officer Joe Kent says Trump won’t name Iranian contacts because they could be targeted, undermining negotiations. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Politico’s White House reporter Megan Messerly joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether high global oil prices will force western leaders to help the United States in the Strait of Hormuz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Trump Report we unpick how war unfolds in a world where the US President launches major military escalations without an apparent day-after plan. Maddie Hale speaks to former Trump White House insider John Bolton, chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, retired Iranian diplomat Dr Mehrdad Khonsari and our regular guest Professor Scott Lucas. Hosted on Acast. See aca...