Premieres Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app
Drawing on new, insider interviews, this two-hour special debuts one month after escalating tensions between Israel and Iran erupted into all-out war. The film also explores the role of the U.S. through decades of difficulty in the region.
From award-winning producers James Jacoby and Anya Bourg, "Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran" examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities and counter its proxy forces, the conflict with the Palestinians, and how multiple U.S. presidents have tried to manage the volatile issues at play.
The film is the latest installment of many years of thoughtful, in-depth reporting from FRONTLINE on the Middle East, including the landmark "Shattered Dreams of Peace," the acclaimed "Bitter Rivals: Iran vs. Saudi Arabia," and last year’s Emmy-nominated "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians."
Watch On Your Schedule: "Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran" will be available to watch at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS app starting July 29, 2025, at 7/6c. It will premiere on PBS and on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel that night at 10/9c and will also be available on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.
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Credits: A FRONTLINE production with Left/Right Docs. The correspondent is James Jacoby. The producers and writers are Anya Bourg and James Jacoby. The co-producer is Christina Avalos. The director is James Jacoby. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.
