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Tread on me (softly)
As Independence Day approaches, President Trump is delighted to learn that one of America's most ferocious revolutionaries has... mellowed out. #PUPPETREGIME
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How Ayatollah got ghosted
"Thought we were bros" #PUPPETREGIME
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.
What We’re Watching: Khamenei emerges from bunker, North Korea opens beach resort, & More
Iran’s leader reappears, but big challenges await
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has finally emerged from his bunker, delivering a public video message for the first time since the United States bombed three key nuclear sites in his country last weekend. The Ayatollah claimed “victory” and sought to downplay the effects of the US strikes. His week-long absence had reportedly left many Iranians worried. He faces a myriad of challenges now, including reasserting his power in the wake of Israel’s wave of assassinations of top commanders and aides. He also will need to decide what’s next for Iran’s damaged nuclear program.
Putin and Xi to miss BRICS summit
In a week where the alliance between Europe and the US rebounded at the NATO summit, the premier Global South grouping appears to be trending in the opposite direction: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip the BRICS summit, which starts on July 6. Putin is wary of his outstanding war crimes arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, while Beijing says Xi won’t go because he’s already met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva twice in the last year. Brasilia sees this as a snub.
North Korea to open… a beach resort.
Looking for a last-minute summer get-away? Seeking a quiet spot that’s off the beaten track? The new Wonsan Kalma beach resort in North Korea might be just the place for you! Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un hopes the coastal enclave, formerly a missile-testing site, will help to boost tourism. The idea was born seven years ago, in part because of Donald Trump’s musings about the appeal of North Korean beaches. The resort will officially open on July 1.
By the way, it just so happens that GZERO’s puppet satire series PUPPET REGIME actually has a song about this – you can rock along on Instagram or YouTube.Abomination
Trump tells Elon to say it to his face. #PUPPETREGIME
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Hand over your badge and your chainsaw, Elon
Elon's position has been eliminated VERY STRONGLY. #PUPPETREGIME
Putin loved the Jake Tapper book
On Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping's podcast, This Authoritarian Life, the Russian president reveals why he was so inspired by the book "Original Sin." #PUPPETREGIME
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GZERO Media scores 7 Telly Awards!
Not to brag... but we just won SEVEN 2025 Telly Awards. (Okay, maybe we want to brag just a little.)
GZERO Media cleaned up in the newly announced 46th Annual Telly Awards, walking away with a gleaming haul (our biggest ever) that includes a Gold for Best Explainer for “Ian Explains: How does the European Union work?”, explained by our very own Ian Bremmer. Turns out a lot of people (even the EU's own citizens, we'd wager) have trouble keeping track of the difference between the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Council, and oh yes, the Council of the EU.
But we didn’t stop there. Our trophy shelf just got a lot more crowded with:
- Silver for Television News and Politics Series — GZERO World with Ian Bremmer (that’s our flagship weekly US public television show).
- Silver for Interview & Talk Show (episode) — “Why the World Isn’t Fair,” an interview with Yuval Noah Harari on GZERO World
- Silver for Political Commentary (episode) — “A Palestinian Perspective on the Gaza War,” a GZERO World interview with Palestinian-American diplomat Riyad Mansour.
- Silver for Comedy — Puppet Regime’s viral hit video “Trump renames EVERYTHING”.
- Silver for Virtual Events & Experiences — for our livestream from Davos, “AI in 2025: The ‘new electricity’ could create huge economic growth,” part of our Global Stage series.
- Bronze for Explainer — “Ian Explains: Will China invade Taiwan?”.
That brings our grand total to 26 Telly Awards since 2020, so maybe we're onto something… or Ian just has a lot of charisma.
The Telly Awards — which celebrate excellence in video and television across all screens — selected this year’s winners from a record-breaking 12,000+ entries spanning all 50 states and five continents. (Next year, we hope they'll solicit entries from all seven.)
🎉 Feast your eyes on our award-winning work below.
(Just don’t forget to blink. Or subscribe.)
Ian Explains: How does the European Union work? | GZERO World
Why the world isn't fair | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
A Palestinian perspective on the Gaza war | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Trump renames EVERYTHING | Puppet Regime
AI in 2025: The "new electricity" could create huge economic growth | Global Stage
Ian Explains: Will China invade Taiwan? | GZERO World
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Trump discusses Vietnam VERY STRONGLY
As the US marks 50 years since withdrawing from Vietnam, one person would like to revisit the history VERY STRONGLY. #PUPPETREGIME
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