Rahm Emanuel on Trump's Iran war “of choice” and midterm implications

About this episode

Ian Bremmer and Rahm Emanuel discuss the deepening conflict in the Middle East, US foreign policy under Trump, and the upcoming midterms.

People in this episode

Host: Ian Bremmer

Guest: Rahm Emanuel

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• US foreign policy
• Trump administration
• midterm elections
• political commentary

Keywords

• Iran
• Trump
• US foreign policy
• midterms
• Middle East conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US

Places: Middle East

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