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Massoumeh Ebtekar Accuses the US Government of Terrorism
S2020 E2137 - 2m 42s
Inside Iran, their parliament is already taking action in response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, unanimously voting to designate all U.S. forces as terrorists. Massoumeh Ebtekar is an Iranian Vice President in the government, and she joins the program from Tehran.
Elissa Slotkin on the Risk for War Between the US and Iran
S2020 E2137 - 2m 47s
In Washington D.C., Congress awaits a full briefing from the Trump administration on the intelligence that led to the targeted killing of Soleimani, and Democrats want to limit the president taking the country to war. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin has been tasked with drawing up a war powers resolution and can draw on her background as a former CIA analyst who served two tours in Iraq.
Turki Al-Faisal on De-Escalation Efforts in the Iran Crisis
S2020 E2137 - 2m 34s
Both Iraq and Iran claim that, when he was killed, Soleimani was in Baghdad to discuss easing tensions between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. Both Saudi officials and the U.S. Secretary of State reject that claim, but the Saudis are nonetheless leading the effort for a de-escalation of tensions. Christiane discusses Saudi concerns with Turki Al-Faisal, the former Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.
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