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Feb 2024
29m 57s

Will the US and Iran go to war?

NEGAR MORTAZAVI
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Negar Mortazavi speaks to Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities in Washington. Friedman previously worked as a defense analyst at the Cato Institute and at the Center for Defense Information. He has edited three books on defense policy and strategy and has published academic essays in International Security, Political Science Quarterly, Fo ... Show More
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