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‘Why on Earth Would Iran Make a Nuclear Deal With Us?’ Ex-Obama Official on Trump and What’s Next

Foreign policy expert Ben Rhodes joins John Harwood to unpack what comes after Trump’s shattering of U.S. credibility – from Gaza, to Putin, to Iran and the JCPOA.

Payrolling genocide, war-mongering, and spiraling into authoritarianism. What happens now that Donald Trump has permanently soiled the United States’ global authority?

Ex-Obama official and ‘Pod Save the World’ host Ben Rhodes joined Zeteo’s John Harwood to discuss Trump’s “fascist looting of a declining empire” – and the opportunity to ”build something different.”

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Watch the full video above to hear Rhodes and Harwood break down:

  • Russia-Ukraine, and Trump’s siding with Putin

  • Where the Iran war is going: “I think we have to realize that, why on earth would [Iran] make a nuclear deal with us, you know?”

  • Gaza, aid to Israel, and the U.S.’s relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu

  • ...and much more!

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