Is This War Justified? Eli Lake Debates Iran with Robert Wright

About this episode

Eli Lake and Robert Wright debate the justification of the U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran.

Eli Lake joins Robert Wright over at his podcast NonZero, which offers “conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking” . Robert views the U.S-Israel military campaign against Iran as a serious mistake and a clear violation of international law. Eli sees it as a necessary—if legally awkward—response to decades of Iranian aggression and destabilization. Who wins? You’ll have to listen to decide for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Robert Wright

Guest: Eli Lake

Topics covered

• Iran
• U.S.-Israel relations
• military campaign
• international law
• aggression
• debate

Keywords

• Iran
• U.S.-Israel military campaign
• international law
• Eli Lake
• Robert Wright
• debate
• aggression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NonZero, The Free Press

Places: Iran, U.S., Israel

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