WAR UPDATE: Harvard Professor on Iran, Russia, China, and Trump’s Dangerous Moves in the Middle East
The Tucker Carlson Show

WAR UPDATE: Harvard Professor on Iran, Russia, China, and Trump’s Dangerous Moves in the Middle East

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 24, 20261 hr 46 min

The United States surrendered to Iran months ago but the war continues. Stephen Walt of Harvard on where it’s going. (00:00) What Will the World Look Like After the Wars? (22:32) The Real Reason We're at War With Iran (27:08) Why Haven't There Been Any Anti-War Protests? (32:00) Why Didn't Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War? (45:49) How Will the Iran War End? (56:37) The Potential for Nuclear War Stephen M. Walt is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer Pro...

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Nice to be here. So let's start at the end, the anticipated end, when and if the United States resolves its role in these two wars against Russia and against Iran, what does the world look like, do you think?

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I think it looks like a substantially more dangerous world actually than we've seen for say most of the time. After the wars. Yeah, after the wars.

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