Last Night’s Talk Shows on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict
Talk shows last night were dominated with coverage of the exchange of air and missile strikes between Israel and Iran, which began when Tel Aviv launched a devastating attack on Iran’s nuclear and missile program on Friday morning. Tehran responded with a wide-scale attack, and the strikes between the two sides continued at the time of writing.“Iran’s response to the Israeli attack was different this time — it surprised everyone, including Israel, and caused the biggest losses in a long time. Tel Aviv was bombarded with hundreds of ballistic missiles. Although many were intercepted by the Iron Dome, Israel couldn’t hide the scenes of destruction," said Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 9:37), adding “Israelis lived a night of terror. Scenes Tel Aviv had never witnessed before — but Palestinians did. Israel wants to continue this for two weeks, but can its citizens endure it?” El Hadidi questioned.“The Iranian-American negotiations were deceptive — a cover to dismantle the nuclear program on the ground through Israel, rather through negotiations," said political analyst Abdel Moneim Said during a phone call with El Hadidi on the same show (watch, runtime: 11:03).“Israel’s goal is to eliminate its enemies one after another,” Said said. “I fear that Israel may later clash with other regional neighbors, as it is determined to follow its own goal to eliminate the Palestinian cause through displacement while eliminating militias too. It has already inflicted serious wounds on Hezbollah and Hamas,” he added. “Egypt is one of the powers that Israeli media, at some point, has tried to meddle with by discussing its armament. Every Egyptian fears for their country when thinking about worst-case scenarios. They [Israel] want to displace Palestinians in Gaza”. Said told El Hadidi. “The region’s situation is critical and requires integrity, and Egypt is demonstrating that through its positions grounded in international law,” he added.The recent escalation received wide coverage across other talks shows, including:El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 20:58 | 27:04)Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 29:20)Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 1:21:25)
Sunday, 15 June 2025