22 June 2025
Bibi’s War, America’s Problem?
Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss whether the US will be dragged into Israel's conflict with Iran.
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In this video:
- Headlines
- – Washington
- – Silicon Valley
- – China
- – Africa
- – Europe
- Bob joins to discuss the Israel-Iran war
- Has Trump had a change of heart?
- The Pandora’s Box of a US attack
- Connor makes the pro-bombing-Iran argument
- Bob: A diplomatic solution would have been ‘trivially easy’
- Trump’s missed opportunity for a win
- Where Israeli and American interests diverge
- Israel’s risky calculus: Escalation over negotiation
- Why won’t Trump use his leverage to rein in Israel?
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Sinophobia and the Middle East data center deals
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