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First Draft: 🙋‍♀️ Melania, Out of the Blue, Denies Ties to Epstein

The first lady’s bizarre statement about Jeffrey Epstein has Trumpland asking a lot of questions about why her and why now. Plus: the DNC still isn't…

6 hrs ago • Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng

'I Can’t Forget the Smell': Lebanese Reel After Israel Kills Over 300 in Single Day

Zeteo speaks to survivors of the deadliest day in the resumed war, after Lebanon saw more than 100 Israeli strikes in 10 minutes.

20 hrs ago • Ali awada

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‘War for the Epstein Class’ - Bassem Youssef and Mehdi on Iran, ‘Greater Israel’, and Candace Owens

Bassem and Mehdi reunite for a spirited discussion about the weaponization of antisemitism, the crazy contents of the Epstein files, and whether or not…

Apr 9 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

This Is a Republican-Made Disaster

Trump is the madman abusing power and threatening monstrous war crimes, but the GOP empowered him.

Apr 9 • John Harwood

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Can the Genocide in Sudan Be Stopped?

As we mark the war’s tragic third anniversary, two experts talk about the UAE and Trump’s role in fueling the war in Sudan.

Apr 8 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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Trump Wants to Sue Trevor Noah for Defamation. Here's His Problem

Feb 3 • Kim Wehle

Is MAGA Trying To Assassinate This Anti-Trump Author?

Jan 31 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

Germany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in Gaza

Mar 19, 2025 • Francesca Albanese

First Draft: 🏈 Bad Trump, Good Bunny

Feb 9 • Asawin Suebsaeng

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Can the Genocide in Sudan Be Stopped?

As we mark the war’s tragic third anniversary, two experts talk about the UAE and Trump’s role in fueling the war in Sudan.

Apr 8 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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Does Israel Have a ‘Right to Exist’? Mehdi Debunks This ‘Bullsh*t’ Argument

In his latest monologue, Mehdi breaks down the ‘right to exist’ argument and why the discourse is clear Israeli propaganda.

Apr 5 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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No More Aid to Israel, Including the Iron Dome, Declares Rep. Ro Khanna

The California congressman also addresses child sex abuse allegations against Donald Trump in the Epstein files, and his fears over an escalating war in…

Apr 4 • Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan

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Debunked! Bill Maher Is Wrong About Israel, Again.

Mehdi corrects Maher’s lies about Israel’s long history of aggressive wars, bringing evidence that it was Israel, not the Arab nations, which regularly…

Mar 31 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

Inside Trump’s America

Trump Fires Pam Bondi… for Not Being Corrupt Enough

The authoritarian president wanted the Attorney General to prosecute his enemies. She tried – and helped cover up the Epstein scandal, too. It wasn’t…

Apr 2 • Asawin Suebsaeng and Minnah Arshad

Shouldn’t Democrats Be Able to Condemn Genocide?

Instead of acknowledging Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Dem politicians Mallory McMorrow and Andy Beshear complain about ‘purity tests’ and ‘litmus tests.’

Apr 2 • Andrew Perez and Prem Thakker

First Draft: Has Iran Broken Trump?

The president’s primetime address was so bad it reminded one of his own officials of Joe Biden. Plus, even this Trump-packed Supreme Court seems to hate…

Apr 2 • Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez

No, Iranian Americans Don’t Support This War

A new poll for the National Iranian American Council

Apr 1 • Jamal Abdi

First Draft: Will Trump Surrender at 9pm Tonight, Invade Iran, or... Brag About His Ballroom?

The president is set to speak live to the nation about his illegal war on Iran, which is going terribly. Plus, a new poll reveals what Americans don't…

Apr 1 • Andrew Perez

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WATCH: Donald Trump’s Siege of Minnesota Never Ended

Swin traveled to the Twin Cities to see how Donald Trump’s brutal occupation is continuing to inflict pain and fear, months after the national media…

3 hrs ago • Asawin Suebsaeng and Team Zeteo

First Draft: 👀 Furious Trump Launches Huge Hunt Over Iran Leaks

A looming blockbuster book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times has the president raging and demanding scalps, insiders tell…

Apr 9 • Asawin Suebsaeng

Unhinged Trump Threatens to Jail Reporters, Media Elite Can’t Wait to Party With Him

Plus, guess who Bari Weiss invited to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and Trump’s ‘Fox News Cabinet’ needs a history lesson.

Apr 9 • Justin Baragona

I Watched Right-Wing Journalists Try to Shame Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker

As the Senate candidate and Twitch streamer drew huge crowds in Michigan, the national media was focused on tearing them down.

Apr 8 • Minnah Arshad

'No Doubt War Will Resume': Skeptical Iranians Say It's Too Early to Celebrate

Zeteo reports from the ground in Tehran to hear how some ordinary Iranians are feeling about the two-week ceasefire announcement.

Apr 8 • Hanieh Qasemian

First Draft: 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Did Iran Just Win This War?

Instead of trying to wipe out Iran’s ‘civilization,’ Trump will negotiate an end to the war using Iran’s 10-point framework in a pretty huge humiliation…

Apr 8 • Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng, and Prem Thakker

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WATCH: Will the Two-Week Iran Ceasefire Deal Hold? Mehdi Asks the Experts

Plus, what parts of Iranian 10-point plan accepted by Trump could come back to bite him and the Republican Party, is Trump humiliated, and how will the…

Apr 8 • Mehdi Hasan, Team Zeteo, and Asawin Suebsaeng

Trump Begs Off Pledge to Genocide 90 Million

Trump says that Iran has presented a 'workable' deal, calling it a 'double sided ceasefire' for two weeks.

Apr 7 • Prem Thakker and Asawin Suebsaeng

We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

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‘War for the Epstein Class’ - Bassem Youssef and Mehdi on Iran, ‘Greater Israel’, and Candace Owens

Bassem and Mehdi reunite for a spirited discussion about the weaponization of antisemitism, the crazy contents of the Epstein files, and whether or not…

Apr 9 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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Who'll Win the ‘MAGA Podcast Wars’? Krystal Ball and Mehdi on Ben Shapiro vs. Tucker Carlson, AIPAC, and Iran

The co-host of ‘Breaking Points’ joins Mehdi to talk about infighting on the right, Trump’s catastrophic war with Iran, and why Democrats should be…

Mar 20 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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Two Muslim Journalists Walk Into a Podcast - Mehdi and Ayman Mohyeldin on Iran, Gaza, and Media Bias

Mehdi and the award-winning MSNOW broadcaster discuss everything that's happening in the Middle East, starting their journalism careers during the War…

Mar 6 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

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Meet the Palestinian-American Influencer Exposing 'Genocidal' Israelis Online

Hamzah Saadah discusses how he amassed 11 million followers on social media by asking Israelis simple questions — and also makes fun of Mehdi for being…

Feb 20 • Mehdi Hasan and Team Zeteo

Gaza: Spotlight on Genocide

I Watched Right-Wing Journalists Try to Shame Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker

As the Senate candidate and Twitch streamer drew huge crowds in Michigan, the national media was focused on tearing them down.

Apr 8 • Minnah Arshad

‘I Feel More In Danger Than Ever Before’: Palestinian Activist Speaks Out After Foiled Murder Plot

Nerdeen Kiswani, the Palestinian-American activist, talks with Prem about the plot against her life, the “bounties” placed on her, and racist GOP Rep…

Apr 4 • Prem Thakker

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No More Aid to Israel, Including the Iron Dome, Declares Rep. Ro Khanna

The California congressman also addresses child sex abuse allegations against Donald Trump in the Epstein files, and his fears over an escalating war in…

Apr 4 • Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan

33:53

Shouldn’t Democrats Be Able to Condemn Genocide?

Instead of acknowledging Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Dem politicians Mallory McMorrow and Andy Beshear complain about ‘purity tests’ and ‘litmus tests.’

Apr 2 • Andrew Perez and Prem Thakker

This Week in Palestine: Israeli Forces Allegedly Torture Gaza Toddler to Force His Father to Confess

Zeteo's weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid…

Mar 28 • Team Zeteo

UK in Crisis

Mehdi Debates Right-Wing Podcasters on Iran, Israel and Immigration

Zeteo's editor-in-chief appeared on the popular UK politics podcast, 'Triggernometry', to take on pro-Israel hosts Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster…

Mar 29 • Team Zeteo

UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll

The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last…

Mar 3 • Minnah Arshad

Mandelson, Epstein, and the Lure of the Rich

Donald Macintyre, who wrote a biography of Peter Mandelson, lays out the latter's links with Epstein, the challenge for Keir Starmer going forward, and…

Mar 1 • Donald Macintyre

The UK Green Party Just Won an Historic Victory. Here's How

The anti-genocide party won their first parliamentary by-election, beating Labour and Reform, because organized and passionate people know that change…

Feb 27 • Grace Blakeley

Lies and Dirty Tricks: How the Starmer-Mandelson-McSweeney Project Was Always Doomed to Fail

Labour is hemorrhaging support, ex-chief of staff McSweeney is out, and in the most recent blow, the UK's High Court ruled Starmer's proscription of…

Feb 13 • Paul Holden

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