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Podcast: The Chris Cuomo Project
Episode: What the World Is Getting Wrong About the Iran War
Description: Chris Cuomo reports from Israel as the war with Iran continues to escalate, offering a perspective that looks very different from the debate happening back in the United States.
Cuomo explains why Americans are viewing the conflict primarily through politics and media narratives, while people in the region see it as an existential fight playing out in real time. He breaks down the competing motivations behind the war — from security fears and regional power struggles to domestic political optics in Washington.
At the center of the debate is a question rarely asked in American coverage: who actually decides when th...