US Empire Managers View Iranian Sovereignty As An Act Of Aggression, And Other Notes

About this episode

The episode discusses the US's aggressive stance towards Iran and the implications of military action.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US is going to be launching major strikes in Iran, while President Trump says he'll "bomb the shit out of" the Iranians if they don't agree to a deal of his liking. Reading by Tim Foley.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• Iran
• military strikes
• Trump administration
• sovereignty
• aggression

Keywords

• Iran
• US military
• Pete Hegseth
• Donald Trump
• foreign policy
• sovereignty
• aggression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Empire

Places: Iran

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