The State of Trump’s Iran Quagmire and a Look at the War in Sudan

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's military strategy regarding Iran and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

As President Donald Trump struggles to find a path to declare victory in his war of choice against Iran, he now claims he called off a resumption of military attacks he said were planned for Tuesday. Trump announced Monday that a planned military strike on Iran had been postponed at the personal request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, because “serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond.” While Iranian leaders said they are engaged in good faith negotiations, they have also said they have their own red lines and are prepared for a resumption of the war. Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill and Negar Mortazavi of the Center for International Policy discuss the latest developments. Then, Ryan Grim discusses how the war in Sudan has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis while receiving far less global attention than Gaza or Ukraine. Researcher Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health, said…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Scahill

Guests: Negar Mortazavi, Ryan Grim, Nathaniel Raymond

Topics covered

• Trump's Iran policy
• military strategy
• humanitarian crisis
• war in Sudan
• international relations
• drone warfare

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Sudan
• humanitarian crisis
• drone warfare
• military strategy
• negotiations
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for International Policy, Humanitarian Research Lab, Yale School of Public Health

Places: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Middle East

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