The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim
May 6, 2026 · 34 min · 11 segments
More than eight weeks into the war in Iran, an unlikely country has emerged as the go-between for the two sides: Pakistan. How did General Asim Munir emerge as both the Trump and Iran whisperer?…
Yalda HakimHost
Richard EngelHostThis film of a nun being attacked in Jerusalem has stunned people and caused international outrage.
Two US commercial ships, along with American destroyers, have already safely transited the strait, showing the lane is clear.
We know the Iranians are embarrassed by this fact.
Uh, they said they control the strait.
They do not.
There is a massive hole in this building behind me here in central Moscow, the result of a drone attack overnight in what is one of the deepest strikes inside the Russian capital.
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz continues, intensifies, and now has a new name as President Trump launches Project Freedom to try to force open the strait.
Iran says its resistance has not even begun yet, as a fragile ceasefire looks close to the breaking point.
We've gone into more than eight or nine weeks, uh, of this conflict, although we are in this fragile ceasefire, um, moment.
According to one major poll, Donald Trump's approval ratings are at an all-time low.
Um, and of course, peace negotiations, they're not entirely frozen a- at the moment, and I'm going to explain the role that Pakistan has been playing in all of this.
Look forward to that, and let's also talk about Russia and the growing anxieties within the ruling elite as a drone strikes deep in central Moscow.
So stick around to hear about that, and as always, follow us on Spotify and Apple.
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