Donald Trump was elected on the promise of putting America first and staying out of foreign conflicts. So the US President’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities caused the first and very public split among his Make America Great Again base, with influential figures like Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon leading the charge against US involvement.Today, senior political correspondent for the Wall Street Journal Molly Ball on the fighting MAGA factions and what it means for Trump. Featured: Molly Ball, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal
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Will Putin help Iran rebuild its nuclear program?
One of Iran’s closest allies outside the Middle East is Russia. So, why did Vladimir Putin decide not to come to Tehran’s aid and provide military support as Israel and then America worked to destroy its nuclear program? Today, Anna Borshchevskaya from the Washington Institute, an expert in Russia’s policy in the Middle East, on what the war means for Moscow and whether Putin might help Iran to rebuild its nuclear capacity.Featured: Anna Borshchevskaya, senior fellow at the Washington Institute
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Trump's shaky ceasefire
Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war, declaring it should be called “The 12 Day War”. But there was confusion over whether Iran and Israel had agreed in the hours following the social media post.It came not long after Iran fired missiles at an American military base in Qatar, retaliating against the US bombing of its key nuclear sites. Today, Jonathan Panikoff from the Atlantic Council’s Middle East program on whether peace will hold. Featured: Jonathan Panikoff, director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Program
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Iran’s three options after Trump’s strikes
After the US bombing of key nuclear facilities, Donald Trump is now raising the prospect of regime change in Iran. He wants to Make Iran Great Again and says it’s not ‘politically correct’ to discuss the idea, but he asks ‘why wouldn’t there be a regime change?’. Today, Ali Vaez from the International Crisis Group on the three options now open to Iran’s leaders and why surrender is not the one they’ll go for. Featured: Ali Vaez, director of the Iran project at the International Crisis Group
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The US bombs Iran
The United States has joined the war with Iran, with American war planes dropping bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites. Donald Trump addressed the American people from the White House. He claims US bombs have “totally obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear enrichment sites. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks the action could usher in a future of peace in the Middle East.Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on the widening conflict and what comes next. Featured: Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York and a senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
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