Strait Up Wrong: NBC’s Keir Simmons Misses the Mark Framing the Battle for Hormuz

NBC’s veteran international correspondent Keir Simmons should, at this point in his career, possess the tact and journalistic know-how to provide contextual, responsible reporting to viewers. This is especially true when reporting on an issue driving public discourse in the United States, such as the Islamic Republic of Iran. But Simmons’ July 15 report on NBC News Now failed in this regard.

Foreign Policy Hosts an Islamic Republic Propagandist

Foreign Policy’s misstep here isn’t sharing Vaez’s perspective. Rather, it is doing so while concealing information that would help its audience judge Vaez’s credibility and independence, or lack thereof.

Israel’s armchair critics moralize from Aspen’s luxury resorts

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and former NSA Jake Sullivan's recent exchange displayed a stark disregard for the hardships of daily life in wartime Israel. After all, advocating for a flawed peace is easy when you never have to endure the catastrophic consequences of its collapse.

Does The Times Know the Facts?

In March, the New York Times asserted that Israel played an outsized role in the White House's decision to go to war with Iran. But in June, the publication claimed that it was mere "perception" that Israel dragged the U.S. to war. What changed? Does The Times know the facts?