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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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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- 6 days ago59 min
Negin Farsad On Iranian Humor, Binface, and JD
This week we welcome Negin Farsad to discuss the latest escalation in the US/Iran war, how Iranians are coping, and our best guesses for what’s to come. We also talk British politics, World Cup, and JD’s 3-hour(!?) convo with Joe Rogan. Follow the Guest: @neginfarsad JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbA-OugEtQx/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D https://countbinface.com/ https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/challenges-andy-burnham-face-uk-prime-minister-134887196 https://www.cfr.org/articles/andy-burnham-what-to-expect-from-the-uks-new-prime-minister https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0zI2nCN58/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0xGxojuLc/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1BoGEoUB0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Da04NTsS737/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/us-military-launches-new-airstrikes-to-punish-iran-for-deaths-of-us-troops https://www.airandspaceforces.com/2-americans-killed-one-missing-as-iran-attacks-u-s-base-in-jordan/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/us-military-launches-new-airstrikes-to-punish-iran-for-deaths-of-us-troops https://www.airandspaceforces.com/2-americans-killed-one-missing-as-iran-attacks-u-s-base-in-jordan/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/fire-breaks-out-at-kuwaiti-desalination-plant-after-iranian-attack/ https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/second-power-and-desalination-plant-hit-by-iranian-attack-in-24-hours-kuwait-3224129 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.
- 1 weeks ago54 min
Lindsey Graham Is Dead And So Is The Ceasefire
This week, Seena and Travis recap the last 10 days of the US’s ongoing war with Iran– we can’t even in jest say conflict anymore. They cover the escalation and ponder the likelihood of WWIII. They also sift through the legacy of Lindsey Graham, talk through takeaways from the NATO summit in Ankara, and watch JD dunk on himself. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DavWa3BjMnM/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-lindsey-grahams-sudden-death-spurs-false-claims https://youtu.be/pRH9Exge-4k?si=3zqUds35Qdkiav1G&t=226 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRH9Exge-4k https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/eleven-takeaways-from-the-nato-summit-in-ankara/ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/sl/press/press-releases/2026/07/13/russian-cyber-attacks-and-destabilising-activities-council-sanctions-nine-individuals-and-four-entities/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-russia-eu-sabotage-espionage-attacks-sanctions/ https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/07/ohio-court-case-eliminates-limits-on-coordinated-spending-between-parties-and-candidates/ https://x.com/krassenstein/status/2075615548101017898?s=46 https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1167905 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4540919/us-forces-finish-latest-round-of-strikes-against-iran/ https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-july-9-2026/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-nyt-air-force-one-qatari-jet-e2c798a95a1e41077d2cae969774df91 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.
- 2 weeks ago53 min
NATO is in Ankara, Trump's on the Phone with Putin, and JD Wants to be Nixon
Ukraine has destroyed Russia's last major oil refinery, is bleeding Moscow dry at 30,000 soldiers a month, and has drone capability reaching Siberia — and it might not matter, because Trump spent 85 minutes on the phone with Putin instead of coordinating with NATO. This week Seena and Travis break down what's actually happening on the ground in Ukraine versus what's getting decided in backchannels, plus: the Supreme Court's summer of consequential rulings, what Nigel Farage's resignation and Marine Le Pen's ankle monitor tell us about the state of the European right. And, JD Vance compared himself to Nixon — out loud, on tape, apparently without shame. How fun! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-dissolves-gaza-government-presses-progress-stalled-peace-plan-2026-07-06/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/italy-will-no-longer-respond-trumps-provocations-foreign-minister-says-2026-07-07/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaBqwBkumTV/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaQjptTiHsY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaPIoSzSfep/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DaT9Od_j0IY/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-2026-07-05/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-putin-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-russia-call/ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-says-trump-reaffirmed-readiness-to-help-end-ukraine-war-in-phone-call-with-putin/3986393 https://kyivindependent.com/russias-largest-oil-refinery-in-flames-as-ukraine-strikes-omsk-2-500-km-away-from-border/ https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-strikes-russias-largest-omsk-oil-refinery-for-the-first-time-2500-km-from-ukraine-20484 https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-blood-and-treasure-ballooning-costs-putins-war 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.
- 3 weeks ago1h 17m
JD Vance Corner: Supersized!
This week, we celebrate 250 years of American exceptionalism with a deep dive into the exceptional dipshit that is JD Vance, looking back at some of our favorite JD Vance corner segments. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell 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.
- Jun 25, 202654 min
Iran Wins Again, Israel Ramps Up the Pressure, and Trump Takes on the G7
This week Seena and Travis dig into the MOU, a seemingly last ditch escape hatch for the US coupled with a windfall for Iran. They discuss the particulars of what exactly Iran stands to gain and how Israel is doing its best to literally blow it up by continuing to flatten parts of Lebanon. They also check in on the latest in UK politics, how Trump made a jackass of himself at the G7, and the status of China’s race to a semi-conductor. Also, JD has a new book to shill so that’s good for a few laughs. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/23/world/iran-us-trump-lebanon https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LC7c3bL7Jvc https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aW6pmny4o98 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/europe/keir-starmer-andy-burnham-prime-minister-britain.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20y1ygn707o https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/europes-biggest-chip-equipment-company-to-us-dont-blame-us-for-china-getting-/articleshow/131889900.cms https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZquZSlkxs1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZuBfGADXlh/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ5VFKHk6Kc/ https://open.substack.com/pub/rooster/p/jd-vance-downfall?r=3a66h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email https://www.instagram.com/p/DZldvs7u1Bd/https://www.ft.com/content/d4f89b6b-c213-4550-924b-a9ae45e24c37?syn-25a6b1a6=1 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/its-signed-us-iran-mou-officially-finalized-after-both-sides-digitally-sign-agreement/articleshow/131814879.cms https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/21/us-iranian-meet-switzerland-hash-out-peace-plan/ https://www.aninews.in/news/world/us/us-vp-vance-lands-in-switzerland-for-technical-talks-with-iran20260621112816 https://floridapolitics.com/archives/803166-jd-vance-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-switzerland-to-launch-talks-on-tehrans-nuclear-program/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/vance-slams-israeli-freakout-over-iran-deal- 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.
- Jun 18, 20261h 0m
TFR at the World Cup!!
This week Seena and Travis brave LA traffic to see the Iranian World Cup team take on New Zealand. They talk through who they should cheer for and why that question is so fraught, explain the history of the Iranian’s team and its relationship with the IRGC, and check in on what is happening in the countries of some former WC champions. After the game, they reflect on their experience (it was a journey, folks) and cast forward to guess how exactly JD is going to f*ck up the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. Spoiler- Turns out he didn’t even have to travel anywhere! JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZdMRt9DAm8/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DZV0K-xgRuI/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPvZPSkW0p/ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260615-what-we-know-us-iran-memorandum-understanding https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/06/15/as-he-is-headed-to-france-for-g7-trump-once-again-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wines-over-digital-tax_6754508_19.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/anishasircar/2026/06/10/ai-owned-companies-argentina/ https://english.news.cn/20260613/85f52a7b99144c7db302fb130cb05ebd/c.html#:~:text=MEXICO%20CITY%2C%20June%2012%20(Xinhua,Secretary%20Josefina%20Rodriguez%20Zamora%20said. https://www.nss-sports.com/en/lifestyle/45750/fifa-world-cup-2026-costs-security-geopolitics https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/2066539716019659098?s=20 https://archive.is/tr2UR 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.
- Jun 11, 202651 min
Venezuela to China: How One Regime Change Could Tank Your Retirement Account
This week Seena and Travis check-in on the Trump administration’s most recent foray into regional hegemony– the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro. They dig into the reasoning behind it (faulty at best), the plan to rebuild Venezuela (pie in the sky forecasting), and where it might lead us in terms of our relationship with China (basically like planting mines under an already rocky road). They also discuss the on-again / off-again ceasefire between Israel, the US, and Iran, Congress rebuking Trump with more aid to Ukraine, and Germany losing its seat on the UN Security Council. JD also gave a speech to graduating cadets in Colorado Springs that was the definition of mealy mouthed, so basically no surprises there. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/05/the-striking-way-jd-vances-message-to-military-graduates-changed-in-just-one-year.html https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/05/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/05/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela/ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/us-plan-venezuela-wont-work-without-rule-law-heres-how-make-progress https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/us-plan-venezuela-wont-work-without-rule-law-heres-how-make-progress/summary 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.
- Jun 4, 20261h 3m
War in Iran: We Told You This Would Happen + Trump Flip Flops & Vietnam Gets Tough
This week we couldn’t help ourselves, we had to do it. This war is such a shitshow a collective “we told you so” just needed to be said. From the reaction of the proxies to the swiftness with which Iran took control of the Strait of Hormuz to the continued and ever deepening suffering of the Iranian people, all of this was foreseeable. We looked into Trump’s recent change of heart on troops in Poland and the danger of China procuring our AI tech. Who woulda thought that could be a bad idea? We also checked in on why Vietnam is beefing up its maritime footprint and why JD gave Dems fighting fraud the cold shoulder. Apparently simply being inept wasn’t cutting it anymore. JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell Media/Links: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/05/iran-mass-arbitrary-arrests-and-political-executions-mark-intensifying-repression/ https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/congressional_testimony/ts161206_Dalton_Testimony.pdf https://www.bakerinstitute.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/20260316-Maritime%20Chokepoints.pdf https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/31445/1/Stuck%20on%20a%20hostile%20path%20%20US%20policy%20towards%20Iran%20since%20the%20revolution.pdf https://www.newsx.com/world/why-us-suddenly-blocked-nvidia-ai-chips-from-reaching-chinese-firms-worldwide-228667/ https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/g-s1-123596/trump-sending-5-000-troops-to-poland https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-south-china-sea-tensions-vietnam/?embedded-checkout=true https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/27/repub/democratic-state-ags-say-their-staff-excluded-from-vance-anti-fraud-meeting/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/vance-book-faith-journey-usha-central-role-rcna346453 https://www.instagram.com/p/DY3QecajUtr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DY-q8MGoGG0/ 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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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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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