Lessons From Iraq to Stop a War Against Iran

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for U.S. military action against Iran and the implications of recent government threats and military movements.

Is the U.S. government preparing to go to war with Iran? Leading up to talks set to happen towards the end of the week in Geneva, the Trump administration has also threatened Iran with war, saying the country has “10 to 15 days” as of February 20th to agree to a deal - putting Trump’s one-sided deadline somewhere in the first week of March. In apparent preparation for military strikes, massive amounts of military equipment have been sent to the region, including dispatching the USS Gerald R F...

Topics covered

• U.S. foreign policy
• Iran
• military conflict
• Trump administration
• diplomacy
• war preparation

Keywords

• Iran
• U.S. government
• Trump administration
• military strikes
• Geneva talks
• foreign policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. government, Trump administration

Places: Iran, Geneva, USS Gerald R F

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