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John Bolton on the Iran war that wasn’t

John Bolton on the Iran war that wasn’t

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser reckons with the president’s move to bomb Iran

Swamp Notes · Financial Times

June 28, 202517m 37s

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Show Notes

After more than a week of fighting between Israel and Iran, US President Donald Trump bombed the Islamic republic and then announced a ceasefire. Former national security adviser John Bolton and the FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman share their views on what America’s relationship with Iran should look like next and what will happen to the embattled regime.


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