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The Foreign Report
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Welcome to The Foreign Report — where global chaos meets sharp analysis and dark humor that keep you from screaming into a pillow (maybe) (doubtful). Every week, producer, comedian, and lawyer Seena Ghaznavi and a rotating crew of experts, journalists, and policy nerds break down the wildest stories in foreign affairs. From competitive authoritarians taking over countries to Ai taking over our minds - Seena will drag you through the gory details of everything you need to know around the world.
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Why You Need to Know About Kharg Island! Plus, Kenyans in Ukraine & JD Plays Coy
Mar 1900:58:49Tap to summarizeThis week we dig into Kharg Island– what it is and why it’s critical. We also respond to the rumors of boots (or in this case sandals) on the ground there. Does Trump have any idea what he’s doing? Don’t bet on it. We also ask WTF Kenyans are doing fighting for Russia, WTF the US is doing in Ecuador, and WhoTF JD thinks he’s fooling with his evasions. Lots of questions this week with not as many answers….but double the jokes. Not a bad bargain. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV9YbTtgAxh/ https://youtu.be/hLa9NvRVp4E?t=851 https://www.instagram.com/p/DVefpj4k_zQ/ https://youtu.be/e684xvtdVEQ?si=XsZjS4H3csuy0tfs&t=154 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russia-kenya-agree-that-kenyans-will-no-longer-fight-russia-ukraine-minister-2026-03-16/ https://youtu.be/Dl-K61juIm4?si=FR8pZe0h_k55-zA1&t=52 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/jd-vance-just-refused-to-say-what-he-really-told-trump-about-going-to-war-with-iran.html https://www.instagram.com/p/DV2LIXviQf3/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →US/Israel War with Iran: Neverending Objectives and No Clear End in Sight
Mar 1200:57:57Tap to summarizeThe U.S. is bombing Iran with shifting goals, a new hardline supreme leader, acid rain over Tehran, and a War Powers vote that just failed in Congress, and nobody in charge seems to know what winning actually looks like. Seena and Travis break down the moving target of war objectives, profile Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and trace the growing fractures inside MAGA over a war Trump swore he'd never start. This is the episode that connects the dots between a rudderless military campaign and the domestic political fallout nobody's fully reckoning with yet. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-airstrikes.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/pakistan-afghanistan-release-conflicting-death-tolls-amid-open https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/what-we-know-about-clashes-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/un-warns-of-humanitarian-collapse-in-cuba-as-us-seeks-to-block-oil-supplies https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/trump-says-friendly-takeover-of-cuba-possible https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/trump-cuba-regime-change.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1216288957377562 https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-humiliated-as-donald-trump-freezes-him-out-over-iran-split/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Interview: Atlantic Council's Jonathan Panikoff on Iran's New Supreme Leader and the Closing of the Strait of Hormuz
Mar 1100:55:49Tap to summarizeFollow The Show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpn Threads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshow Website: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Hosts: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/samanism/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →War In Iran: Why Now & What’s Next
Mar 500:59:42Tap to summarizeDon’t Say We Didn’t Warn You! We heard the rumblings but now it’s really here. For better or worse– we’re at war with Iran. Join Seena and Travis this week as they go deep into the whys, the hows, and the WTFs. We have plenty of information, lots of feelings, and a surprising amount of good jokes. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/asia/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-airstrikes.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/pakistan-afghanistan-release-conflicting-death-tolls-amid-open https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/what-we-know-about-clashes-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/un-warns-of-humanitarian-collapse-in-cuba-as-us-seeks-to-block-oil-supplies https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/27/trump-says-friendly-takeover-of-cuba-possible https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/politics/trump-cuba-regime-change.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1216288957377562 https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-humiliated-as-donald-trump-freezes-him-out-over-iran-split/ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →El Mencho Gets Got, Trump Takes An L, & Daddy Kushner Est Un Ducon
Feb 2600:56:28Tap to summarizeSeena’s back! Join us this week as he and Travis dig into Mexican cartels and wtf success looks like in the “war on drugs.” They talk tariffs and what the recent Supreme Court ruling means for consumers (spoiler alert - probably nada), why Charles Kushner is in the news and making an ass of himself, and offer a few suggestions to simplify the fate of Rodrigo Duterte. And, of course, there’s JD Vance Corner. Yay? JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Episode Notes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njUv9Y41mro https://youtu.be/B4PmR-bPMFk?si=xkxq1m3rX1KTJOj6 https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/tracking-economic-effects-tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/asia/philippines-icc-duterte-supporters.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260223&instance_id=171519&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=215707&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/07/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/asia/icc-philippines-rodrigo-duterte.html?searchResultPosition=3 https://apnews.com/article/france-us-ambassador-charles-kushner-648b599a32730b0e28a80329a1f45ba6?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Tue%20Feb%2024%2C%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/17/jd-vance-ready-to-run-the-world-00785096 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ed Larson on ICE’s Slippery Slope
Feb 1900:58:51Tap to summarizeThis week Ed Larson joins Travis to talk ICE- it’s history, how it’s (de)volved under Trump, and what happens next. They also talk Rubio’s failed attempt to play good cop in Europe, Congress giving Trump a rare hand slap on tariffs, and JD standing by his statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide despite criticism from the right– oh, wait, that didn’t happen.Follow the Guest: https://www.instagram.com/eddietunes/?hl=enMedia:https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlIKKHjbf_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/marco-rubio-us-child-of-europe-trump-munichhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/13/trump-sends-second-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-iran?utm_term=69902b96f78d693c6a2a6c5318de06d6&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_emailhttps://apnews.com/article/congress-tariffs-trump-canada-db591b69fbc3d867a82c7ae22d7e308b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%2002/12&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/repub/border-czar-tom-homan-announces-end-to-operation-metro-surge-claiming-success/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/#https://www.instagram.com/p/DUhsO8CjVj5/https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/06/repub/immigration-detention-passed-70000-in-january/https://apnews.com/article/ice-agents-arrested-misconduct-crimes-abuse-corruption-45b0d2248c0add9523e0bf5a953faaeahttps://abcnews.com/US/prosecutor-moves-dismiss-charges-migrant-shot-minneapolis-citing/story?id=130131578&cid=social_twitter_abcnhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DUmDxigk9Uw/https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/repub/health-care-workers-want-ice-out-of-hospitals-and-blue-states-are-responding/https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWkEzcD_Iw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA= Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Marcus Parks on Epstein Fallout, Trump’s Number 2, and JD’s Juice-Meter
Feb 1200:56:00Tap to summarizeMarcus Parks is back!! This week he joins Travis to wade deep in the Epstein files, braving all their slimy foulness to deliver some dead-on, signature Parks expletive-strewn rants. They also dissect some video to determine, yes, Trump really did sh*t himself on camera, and find a little satisfaction in the fact that the world still hates JD. All must not be lost then, right?Media:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#https://www.instagram.com/p/DURKZCxCfpp/https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJwUfBkWMi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYFOXdiAf3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbNQu8EcCS/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8pPgFm2PD_Ihttps://www.instagram.com/p/DUUU7TMDHJA/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1202455781607471https://www.instagram.com/p/DUO-pX1CBYv/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VKGUA0yJTlQ Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Israel’s Ceasefire Screen, Noem Gets A Shellacking, & JD Makes Sh** Up
Feb 500:55:34Tap to summarizeJam packed show today! Seena & Travis break in the new studio by talking through what’s been happening in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire. They investigate the gray areas in the multi-step, many layered “peace plan” that has allowed for over 500 Palestinian deaths since it was initiated. They also take a look at Steve Witkoff's very full dance card– meeting with Russians, then Netanyahu, then Russians and Ukrainians, then Iran. Confidence is not high over here at TFR but we did get to celebrate a Federal Judge’s order that calls Kristi Noem a racist. As far as wins go these days, we’ll take it.Media:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-us-peace-talks.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/europe/ukraine-missiles-attack.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/americas/un-finances-collapse-debts.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-protests-negotiations-nuclear-deal-9758adb33c0d01c70a07ad7de0f5221b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Feb%203%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribershttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/us-iran-meeting-trump-threats.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260203&instance_id=170521&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214710&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-administration-blocked-tps-haitianshttps://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdfhttps://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/minneapolis-ice-vance-police-00756531https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT_SC2TEpjB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/JDVance/status/2015537769582301388?s=20 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Murder in Minneapolis, Impossible Choices in Iran, and JD’s Still Getting Laid
Jan 2901:00:33Tap to summarizeThis week we welcome Travis back to the studio(!!) and talk through the nightmare that is unfolding in Minneapolis. How dumb do they think we are? What should Dems do? Will abolishing ICE do anything? We also dive into the US’s options for intervention in Iran. What are they exactly? What does it mean for Trump to promise help and then watch as thousands are killed. Considering our pitiful track record, should we intervene at all? And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, we finish things up with an exceptionally infuriating JD Vance corner. Make yourselves comfortable, folks, it’s going to be a rough (but bearable) ride.Media:https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2015115351797780500https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-stephen-miller-massacre-minnesota-shooting?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://x.com/StephenM/status/2015133481261474030https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amhb8PK_an8https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/democrats-shutdown-ice-shooting.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2014429395599983030?s=20https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT2SUCyjWJd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://x.com/atrupar/status/2014427244815356380?s=20https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=824131843931883 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →The Kurds Might Have the Answer, Plus Trump Has A New Grift and JD Promotes Bad Habits
Jan 2200:57:41Tap to summarizeThis week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revolution in Iran. We dive into Kurdish culture more broadly and Rojava, their transformative practice of borderless governing. We also take some time to ridicule Trump’s “Board of Peace” and tariff threats, along with JD Vance reminding us that sometimes smoking is therapeutic.Notes:https://dolatshahi.com/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair?utm_term=696b41899b91f1accbe955924076ac83&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_emailhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/middleeast/trump-board-of-peace-gaza.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=emailhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-france-wine-gaza.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010655180/trump-norway-prime-minister-texts-greenland.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1421530059693312 Follow The Show: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheForeignReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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