Iran’s Long Shadow
Panelists joined to discuss the political consequences of the continued conflict.
The ongoing conflict with Iran has led to significant political consequences, according to Elisabeth Bumiller, a writer at large at The New York Times. In a recent discussion on Washington Week With The Atlantic, Bumiller argued that President Trump's approach to Iran was a "total miscalculation." The situation that emerged from the conflict highlights the reasons why previous administrations refrained from taking the same steps that Trump did, namely the potential ramifications of sparking a regional war in the Middle East and the possibility of closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Panelists on the show included Bumiller, Adam Harris from Radio Atlantic, Dan Lamothe of The Washington Post, and Liz Landers, a White House correspondent at PBS News Hour. The full episode can be viewed on their website.
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