27 July 2017
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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Trita Parsi (National Iranian American Council)
- Trita’s new book, “A Single Roll of the Dice” . 01:45
- Iran’s missed diplomatic opportunity . 06:04
- The strange saga of the failed Brazil-Turkey deal . 12:34
- Trita argues that America’s Iran strategy is very risky… . 23:02
- …and that Israel is deliberately creating hysteria . 34:15
- Would draconian sanctions backfire? . 40:57
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Trita Parsi
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Trita Parsi
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