In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded board meeting of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow.

Russia Is The 'Clear Winner' of U.S.-Iran War

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 20

Joshua Keating, senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news, breaks down his latest reporting on how Russian President Vladimir Putin is benefitting from the United States' war in Iran, including how Russia is now earning an extra $150 million per day in oil sales due to the price surge since the start of the war and much more.

Photo: In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded board meeting of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Pelagia Tikhonova / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Buckled Midtown tower's plans weren't peer reviewed. Some engineers say they should've been.

The 37-story office conversion project was too small to meet structural review requirements under the city’s buildings code.
Gothamist |

Who's Stealing New Yorkers' SNAP Benefits?

Rosa Goldensohn discusses her story on the large number of New Yorkers scammed out of SNAP benefits.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports

The staff writer Louisa Thomas on the U.S. men’s national soccer team, the N.B.A. off-season, and Serena Williams.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
YOU ARE ONLINE