Dalia Dassa Kaye, senior fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles Burkle Center for International Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss President Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran, the prospects for regime change, and the consequences for the region.
Mentioned on the Episode:
Michael Birnbaum, John Hudson, Karen DeYoung, Natalie Allison, and Souad Mekhennet, “Push from Saudis, Israel, Helped Move Trump to Attack Iran,” Washington Post
Dalia Dassa Kaye, Enduring Hostility: The Making of America's Iran Policy
Zolan Kanno-Younge, David Sanger, and Tyler Pager, “Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime,” New York Times
Michael Scherer, “I Have Agreed to Talk,” The Atlantic
Donald Trump Truth Social Post, “HELP IS ON ITS WAY”
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