Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast
A weekly podcast that goes beyond the headlines on the critical global news stories shaping US foreign policy.
Each week, hosts Brian Hanson and Elizabeth Shackelford talk with international thought leaders, journalists, and other experts to give global events broader context, explaining how they happened, why they matter, and what to pay attention to as the stories unfold. New episodes are released every Thursday.
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As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran continues, Cécile Shea reacts to President Trump's announcement of a tentative meeting between the United States and Iran.

"Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and keeping that region relatively calm is really important to manufacturers in Chicago and to all of us who have to pay for gas," Cécile Shea says.

A pause in hostilities would open the door for Iran to return to the negotiating table, Cécile Shea says of what comes next.