Ep 374 | War with Iran Is Looming | Guest: Jon Hoffman

About this episode

Matt Kibbe discusses the looming possibility of military action against Iran with guest Jon Hoffman.

As U.S. forces move closer to Iran, it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration is planning military action against the country for the second time in a year. Matt Kibbe is joined by Cato research fellow Jon Hoffman to discuss why the president has turned his back on his campaign promises not to start any new wars, why open conflict with Iran would be a disaster for the U.S., and why the wishes of the Israeli government seem to be more important than putting America first.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Kibbe

Guest: Jon Hoffman

Topics covered

• U.S. foreign policy
• Iran conflict
• military action
• Trump administration
• Cato Institute
• Israel relations

Keywords

• Iran
• military action
• Trump
• Cato Institute
• foreign policy
• Israel
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cato Institute

Places: Iran, U.S., Israel

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