July 30, 2026 – Juan Cole | Larry Tye | Clay Risen
Keeps playing with the screen off. The episode is played from Background Briefing with Ian Mastersβs own podcast host.
Reviving Their War on Yemen, an Incensed Saudi Leadership Strikes Back at the Houthis | Yesterday’s Unseemly Grilling of Fauci by Republican Junkyard Dogs | Similarities Between Stalin’s Show Trials and Rand Paul’s Ambush of Fauci
backgroundbriefing.org/donate
twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
backgroundbriefing.org/donate
twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social
linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Check this story
Search fact-checks
Snopes
PolitiFact
FactCheck.org
Rate this source
AllSides ratings
Wikipedia's source list
See earlier versions
Ask the AI guide
The guide explains what to check and where. It cannot see this article or recent news.
Is this AI-made?
AI checkers give a likelihood, not proof.