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Iran: Deal or no Deal?

Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of guests discuss whether the Iran nuclear deal has made the world a safer place

A nuclear weapon in the hands of the Ayatollahs has long been a nightmare of Iran's opponents in the Middle East and beyond. So when, in 2015, the world's big powers signed a deal with Iran that prevented it from developing a nuclear bomb it was seen as a triumph for diplomacy. But the deal has always had its critics. US hawks want to scrap it or at least bring Iran back to the negotiating table. President Trump is listening, calling the deal 'an embarrassment' and 'the worst deal ever'. On Newshour Extra, Owen Bennett Jones and a panel of guests discuss the deal's faults and merits, and explore whether or not it has made the world a safer place.

(Photo of an opponent of the Iran nuclear deal by Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)

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50 minutes

Last on

Sat 14 Oct 2017 11:06GMT

Contributors:

Behnam Ben Taleblu - Foundation for the Defense of Democracy

Laura Rozen - Diplomatic Corespondent for Al-Monitor聽

Jack Straw - former British Foreign Secretary

Ariane Tabatabai - Assistant Professor at Georgetown University

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 Oct 2017 08:06GMT
  • Fri 13 Oct 2017 17:06GMT
  • Fri 13 Oct 2017 23:06GMT
  • Sat 14 Oct 2017 03:06GMT
  • Sat 14 Oct 2017 11:06GMT

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