
‘Peacemaker’ Trump starts a war with Iran
In this special collaboration with Today in Focus, Annie Kelly speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, about Trump’s decision to attack Iran with Israel, killing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
March 1, 202629m 38s
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Show Notes
The US and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Why did Trump decide (again) to attack Iran during negotiations on a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic? How does he sell a new war in the Middle East, with potential US casualties, to people at home? What happens next for Iran? In this special collaboration with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus" rel="nofollow">Today in Focus</a>, Annie Kelly speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour.
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