'Close doesn't count': Mideast experts assess potential U.S.-Iran agreement

About this episode

Experts discuss the motivations and potential outcomes of the latest U.S.-Iran agreement attempt.

To discuss the motivations and potential outcomes of this latest attempt to end the war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Maleki was born and raised in Iran and is now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Amna Nawaz

Guests: Alan Eyre, Miad Maleki

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran relations
• Middle East conflict
• diplomacy
• nuclear deal
• war in Iran

Keywords

• U.S.-Iran agreement
• Middle East
• diplomatic negotiations
• nuclear deal
• war in Iran

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Organizations: Middle East Institute, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

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