{"podcast":{"title":"The Foreign Report","slug":"the-foreign-report-7023932","podcast_index_feed_id":7023932,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PYxrbF8D","website_url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7210fe65-5aaa-4204-9d15-a391366c65cf/309a3cda-cad4-4966-84bb-702b9e69bdfd/3000x3000/tfr-20final-20no-20lines.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Last Podcast Network","episode_count":79,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T00:18:40.180951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932"},"episode":{"title":"War in Iran: We Told You This Would Happen + Trump Flip Flops & Vietnam Gets Tough","slug":"war-in-iran-we-told-you-this-would-happen-trump-flip-flops-vietnam-gets-tough","published_at":"2026-06-04T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/war-in-iran-we-told-you-this-would-happen-trump-flip-flops-vietnam-gets-tough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932","url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7/episodes/bb6b824f-1bd8-4655-a2d7-d4264e83bc55/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7&awEpisodeId=bb6b824f-1bd8-4655-a2d7-d4264e83bc55&feed=PYxrbF8D","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3797,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-foreign-report-7023932/episodes/war-in-iran-we-told-you-this-would-happen-trump-flip-flops-vietnam-gets-tough/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/war-in-iran-we-told-you-this-would-happen-trump-flip-flops-vietnam-gets-tough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}