World on Edge: Will Iran Become a Forever War?

About this episode

MP Ali Ehsassi discusses the implications of the ongoing Iran War and its potential to become a forever war with host Janice Stein.

MP Ali Ehsassi joins Janice Stein on World on Edge to discuss the ongoing Iran War, if this could become a forever war, why regime change doesn’t come out of the barrel of a gun, and what the United States failed to understand about Iran. They also discuss the economic fallout in Iran, the Iranian diaspora in Canada, if Iran is farther away from a nuclear weapon, the possibility of nuclear proliferation across the region, the weaponization of the Strait of Hormuz, and why this is one of the worst performances ever by a United States president.

People in this episode

Host: Janice Stein

Guest: Ali Ehsassi

Topics covered

• Iran War
• forever war
• regime change
• nuclear proliferation
• economic fallout
• Iranian diaspora
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Iran
• forever war
• regime change
• nuclear weapon
• economic fallout
• Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. president

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Canada, United States, Strait of Hormuz

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