Iran

Farmers in the Hudson Valley are being squeezed in all directions, as the war in Iran has causes gas and fertilizer costs to go up.

On Tuesday, April 7, the moment of truth was at hand. After a number of postponements of a deadline by President Trump, the Iranians were confronted with a demand that they give up their one piece of leverage in this war --- the control of the Strait of Hormuz --- in return for a cease fire. Working indirectly through Pakistan as an intermediary, Trump and the Iranians presented positions that seemed completely irreconcilable.

President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. will hold off on power plant strikes for five days.

My wife and I met and courted in Iran while we were both in the U.S. Peace Corps. Our first date – I think it was in the late Spring of 1966 – was a walk through the grand bazaar in Tehran. It has now been bombed as part of the hostilities among the U.S., Israel and Iran.

What’s going on in the Middle East among Israel, the U.S., Iran and whoever else?

(Airs 03/06/26 @ 3 p.m. & 03/08/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara and David talk about coverage of the war in Iran, another battle with the President Trump’s Press Secretary, the ethics surrounding journalists working with police, and more.

(Airs 03/06/26 @ 3 p.m. & 03/08/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian, and David Guistina, Media Project Producer, Morning Edition Anchor, and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara and David talk about coverage of the war in Iran, another battle with the President Trump’s Press Secretary, the ethics surrounding journalists working with police, and more.

(Airs 03/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. We’ll talk about the potential financial impact of the war in Iran, the $260 billion dollar state budget which the comptroller says is spending more that it’s taking in, and the need, he says, for more money to fund the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).

(Airs 03/05/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. We’ll talk about the potential financial impact of the war in Iran, the $260 billion dollar state budget which the comptroller says is spending more that it’s taking in, and the need, he says, for more money to fund the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).

WAMC hit the streets of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, this week to hear what people have to say about the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that erupted over the weekend.