Alternate Shots Podcast: Tehran, Pyongyang, Los Angeles...and MSG (Episode 30)

John Ellis and Richard Haass take up a world in which problems are less solved than managed. Iran remains unfinished business, with the future of the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear limits on Iran, and sanctions relief all in play. What is certain is that the Gulf states face a future of greater uncertainty, with some likely to try to come to terms with Iran and others more inclined to confront it. China’s outreach to North Korea reveals an effort on Xi Jinping's part to reestablish influence there as well as the unease beneath his partnership with Putin as Russia's war with Ukraine grows more costly, less winnable, and harder to exit. At home, California’s elections and urban progressive politics point to intra-Democratic tensions heading toward 2028. And, inevitably, the Knicks, with one of our two hosts going with his head and the other his heart. Hosted by John Ellis and Richard Haass News Items on Substack: https://www.news-items.com/ Home and Away on Substack: https://richardhaass.substack.com/ Produced by Dale Eisinger: https://www.daleweisinger.com/about