About this episode

Jake Sullivan discusses the implications of Trump's actions regarding the Iran nuclear deal and its global consequences.

Jake Sullivan helped negotiate the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Now, as he watches Trump try to superglue some version of that deal back together, Sullivan tells Harry the president “has no idea what he is doing because he has no idea quite why he's doing it.” Drawing on his four years of experience as Biden’s national security advisor, Sullivan plumbs the depth of Trump’s strategic catastrophe in Iran and its disastrous consequences everywhere from American gas stations, to the Ukrainian frontline, to the Taiwan strait. Mentioned in this episode: Sullivan's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-game-with-jake-sullivan-and-jon-finer/id1850526014 Sullivan and Finer's January opinion piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/opinion/trump-venezuela-force-risk.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harry Litman

Guest: Jake Sullivan

Topics covered

• Trump's foreign policy
• Iran nuclear deal
• national security
• geopolitical consequences
• U.S. gas prices
• Ukraine conflict
• Taiwan strait

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• nuclear deal
• Jake Sullivan
• national security
• geopolitics
• Ukraine
• Taiwan
• gas prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biden Administration, Trump Administration, New York Times

Books & works: The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer

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