What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
7/17/202616 min
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran, by Mike Abrams
Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman
White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says, by Lauren McCarthy
Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View., by Andrew E. Kramer
The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:31
[Instrumental music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Friday, July 17th. Here's what we're covering.
Abdilatif Dahir0:41
My name is Abdilatif Dahir. I'm a Middle East correspondent for The New York Times. I just got back from spending over a week in Iran.
Tracy Mumford· Host0:54
Iran recently allowed The Times into the country to cover the massive funeral ceremonies for the former supreme leader, and my colleagues got a rare look at the country under war.
Abdilatif Dahir1:04
As part of the trip, we did have a guide and a translator that was, uh, assigned to us by the Iranian government. But despite these restrictions that were put on us, I was able to get a glimpse into what everyday life was for many Iranians. During our trip, we were able to see some of the sites that were struck, uh, during the American and Israeli strikes on the country. We saw, like, a university