NC State political scientist Steven Greene on the war in Iran and NC’s latest political earthquake

About this episode

The episode features NC State political scientist Steven Greene discussing the implications of the war in Iran and the political challenges faced by President Trump.

  Even before his fateful and thus far largely unpopular decision to go to war with Iran in late February, both President Donald Trump and his party had been encountering some significant political headwinds as a result of an array of controversial policy actions. Now, with the war dragging on without much explanation or any […]

People in this episode

Host: NC Newsline

Guest: Steven Greene

Topics covered

• politics
• war
• Iran
• Donald Trump
• North Carolina

Keywords

• politics
• war in Iran
• Donald Trump
• North Carolina
• political scientist

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Organizations: NC Newsline

Places: Iran

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