Simon Marks Reporting

Ongoing news reports from Washington and elsewhere by Emmy award-winning reporter Simon Marks. Simon's coverage airs on TV and radio networks worldwide and is now also available through all major podcast services. Once called "the harbinger of daily astonishment", Simon is the President & Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News. You can watch his latest TV reporting here.

Subscribe Listen in podnod RSS feed Show website

500 episodes
Updated Sunday

Episodes500

Newest first

March 28 · 10 min
March 28, 2026 - Iran launches strike on US forces in Saudi as Trump projects invincibility
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
March 27 · 10 min
March 27, 2026 - "American Week": One month on, there's no end in sight to Trump's war on Iran
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week: Trump blows hot-and-cold over Iran peace talks as his military escalation continues, and America's tech giants finally get their "Big Tobacco" style comeuppance. #trump #iran #Democrats #bigtech #lbc #news #americanweek #simonmarks
March 27 · 12 min
March 27, 2026 - Does even Trump know if he's escalating or de-escalating in Iran?
Simon's live round up for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC. Today: fresh efforts by top Trump officials to imbue the war on Iran with a Christian nationalist ethos, and mixed signals over whether Trump is building up his campaign, or looking for an off-ramp.
March 26 · 4 min
March 26, 2026 - Trump says he is not sure that U.S. is "willing" to strike peace deal with Iran
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC, as Trump held the first made-for-TV meeting of his Cabinet since the war began, and sounded very unsure about whether he truly wants to end the conflict.
March 26 · 8 min
March 26, 2026 - Trump claims Iran is "afraid to say" they want to make a deal, as his approval ratings crater
US President Donald Trump has insisted that Iran is taking part in peace talks as he continues to push back on Tehran’s denials of being at the negotiating table. Simon's live update for The Claire Byrne Show on Ireland's Newstalk.
March 25 · 2 min
March 25, 2026 - Iranians reject US peace plan, as Trump takes steps for possible ground war
Simon's live update for "Tonight With Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC. This evening, the Iranians reject Trump's 15-point proposal, and on Capitol Hill anxiety grows about the possible deployment of American boots-on-the-ground in Iran.
March 25 · 7 min
March 25, 2026 - AS TWO STORIES BROKE: Iran rejects US peace plan, and tech giants lose a landmark case in California
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Today....Iran spurns Trump's proposed 15-point peace plan, accusing the President of "negotiating with himself". And Google and Meta lose a massive court case over the addictive nature of their products, with huge global implications.
March 25 · 13 min
March 25, 2026 - US conveys 15-point peace plan to Iran that raises even more questions about Trump's credibility
Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
March 24 · 6 min
March 24, 2026 - US sends 15-point peace proposal to Iran via Pakistani mediators
Simon's live update for LBC, with Henry Riley presenting.
March 24 · 5 min
March 23, 2026 - What ever happened to the idea of an Iranian popular uprising?
Simon's live report for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.
March 23 · 4 min
March 23, 2026 - Iran denies any talks with US, amid reports that indirect contacts with Trump have occurred
Simon's live update for "Tonight With Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC, as the US and Iran parry over whether talks between the two countries to end the war are taking place.
March 23 · 8 min
March 23, 2026 - Trump reveals surprise talks with Iran, but can they end the war?
Simon's live update for Newzroom Afrika TV in South Africa, with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. Today, is there a chance for peace between the US/Israel and Iran?
March 23 · 5 min
March 23, 2026 - Are talks really underway between the US and Iran?
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Ingrid Hipkiss.
March 23 · 4 min
March 23, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Speaker of Iranian Parliament "invited to meet Witkoff, Kushner"
Simon's live breaking news update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. On a fast-moving day, is Mohammed Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, the mystery "top person" with whom the US has been communicated inside Iran?
March 23 · 12 min
March 23, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump postpones bombing of Iran's power plants, citing "talks" with Iranian officials
Simon's breaking news update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC, as President Trump TACOs over his threatened bombing of Iran's energy infrastructure.
March 23 · 10 min
March 22, 2026 - Trump and Starmer have "constructive" call on Iran
Simon's weekly roundup for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning overnight programme on the UK's LBC.
March 20 · 11 min
March 20, 2026 - "American Week": Trump finds no offramp in Iran, as one of his senior advisors quits over the war
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. This week: Who's in charge of the war on Iran, and how might Trump quell a rebellion within his own ranks?
March 19 · 11 min
March 19, 2026 - Trump claims US knew nothing of Israel's decision to attack Iranian gas field
Simon's live update for James O'Brien's programme on the UK's LBC.
March 17 · 1 min
March 17, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Israel claims it assassinated two top security officials in Iran
Simon's breaking news update for the UK's rolling news station, LBC News.
March 14 · 10 min
March 14, 2026 - U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hit by Iranian explosive after Trump claims to have "obliterated" Iran's Kharg Island
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.