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Al Jazeera
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Trump battles for credit for his Iran intervention
From negotiating with Iran to bombing its nuclear facilities and then brokering a ceasefire, Trump's erratic pivots appear to be driven more by optics than coherent diplomacy. Mainstream Western news outlets, however, are making the job easier – painting Iran as an existential threat while downplaying Israel's illegal actions. Contributors: Roxane Farmanfarmaian – Senior fellow, European Leadership Network Seamus Malekafzali – Journalist Mohsen Milani – Author, Iran's Rise and Rivalry with the US Samira Mohyeddin – Journalist, On the Line Media
Al Jazeera
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Is dropping bombs the answer to Iran's nuclear programme?
Tehran says its nuclear technical know-how can't be destroyed. US President Donald Trump says that Sunday's US air strikes on Iran's nuclear sites have caused the 'total obliteration' of its nuclear programme. But the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says the final analysis is yet to come. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran insists the US attacks won't affect its work – and that the nuclear material had already been removed. So, what do we know about the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities? And if the strikes were effective, with the right technological know-how, could Iran easily rebuild? Presenter: Imran Khan Guests: Laura Rockwood – Senior fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Roxane Farmanfarmaian – Director of Global Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and senior associate fellow at the European Leadership Network Imad Khadduri – Former nuclear scientist at the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and author of the book Iraq's Nuclear Mirage: Memoirs and Delusions
