Emergency podcast: Trump bombs Iran

<p>“American citizens will die” - Lee Siegel</p><br /><p>—</p><br /><p>YOUR NEXT LISTEN: <a href="https://pod.fo/e/2e8f96" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Starmer back Trump on Iran?</a> </p><p>—</p><br /><p>Donald Trump announced on Sunday that US forces have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>The attack comes after weeks of speculation about whether the US will follow Israel into war with Iran, after claims that Iran has enriched enough material to fuel nuclear weapons.</p><br /><p>In this emergency episode, Freddie Hayward speaks to the New Statesman’s columnist Lee Siegel, who explains that “it’s hard to see this as a successful one-off mission”. They explore what the move means for the Middle East, the US, and the world.</p><br /><p>READ: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2025/06/trumps-assault-on-iran-is-a-war-without-honour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s assault on Iran is a war without honour</a>, by Lee Siegel</p><br /><p>Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morning Call</a></p><br /><p>Submit a question for a future episode: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Ask Us</a></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>