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Former British Foreign Secretary - Jack Straw

Former British Foreign Secretary - Jack Straw

Can a calamitous conflict between the West and Iran be avoided?

The Interview · BBC World Service

August 2, 201923m 27s

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Show Notes

The world’s most pressing and potentially dangerous strategic confrontation is playing out in the narrow waterway between Iran and Arabia. The United states is leading efforts to isolate the Government in Tehran. Iran is responding with defiance despite severe economic disruption. Former British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, is a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

(Photo: Jack Straw in the Hardtalk studio)