Dasha Burns Leads Panels on Iran War and Political Week in Review

Apr 17, 2026 · 1h 1m

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On this episode

Dasha BurnsHost
DSDana StroulGuest
JMJohn McCarthyGuest
KFKirsten FontenroseGuest
TAT.W. ArrighiGuest

About this episode

Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior director for Gulf Affairs for the National Security Council during the first Trump administration and Dana Stroul, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the Biden administration for a discussion on the latest developments in the Iran war and geopolitical fallout as the fragile ceasefire is set to expire next week. Panel 2: A discussion of the political news of the week with Republican strategist T.W. Arrighi, former national press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Democratic strategist John McCarthy, former senior advisor for political engagement to President…