About this episode

Hillary Clinton discusses the dynamics of the Iran War and the role of Donald Trump in escalating tensions.

The former Secretary of State says that Benjamin Netanyahu and others tried to get her on board with an Iran attack. It was Trump who finally took the bait.

People in this episode

Guest: Hillary Clinton

Topics covered

• Iran War
• U.S. Politics
• Middle East Relations
• Trump Administration
• Foreign Policy

Keywords

• Hillary Clinton
• Donald Trump
• Iran
• Netanyahu
• foreign policy
• politics
• war

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