LIVE 4:00 PM EDT TODAY w/Dan Perry in Israel on the Perilous Fight with Iran

We are entering a critical 24 hours for the Middle East and the world

Matt Robison

and

Dan Perry

Jun 18, 2025

JOIN US at 4:00 PM EDT TODAY, Wednesday June 18

Former Associated Press Lead Editor for the Middle East

Dan Perry

will join political analyst and author

Matt Robison

LIVE today, Wednesday June 18, at 4:00 PM EDT. If all goes smoothly (and technology can be inconsistent, especially in a war zone), Dan will be joining direct from a shelter, which he has been periodically occupying since the exchange of bombs and missiles began between Israel and Iran.

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Here’s the latest from Dan, and we hope to see you in a few hours.

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A bomb shelter during wartime

It’s 3 a.m. Sirens wail, and the Israel Home Front app is shrieking. We live on the sixth floor of an apartment building and taking the elevator is ill-advised. Bleary-eyed neighbors clog the stairwell. It’s narrow, dim, chaotic. People descend at different speeds. Some are calm. Others, not so much…

9 days ago · 20 likes · 1 comment · Dan Perry

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Dan Perry

Dan Perry led AP coverage in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. He was on the ground in Eastern Europe during the collapse of communism, chaired the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem and is the author of two books about Israel.

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