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8/19/26 Arta Moeini: Trump’s Iran War Is More Dangerous than People Realize
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Scott interviews Arta Moeini of The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy about several articles he’s written recently digging into the true risk of Trump’s decision to kill Iran’s supreme leader and launch this regional war in the Middle East.
Discussed on the show:
- “The dangerous martyrdom of Khamenei” (Unherd)
- Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins by Andrew Cockburn
- “Welcome to Fortress Iran” (Unherd)
- “Trump can forge a new Middle East” (Unherd)
- “The virtue of America First” (Unherd)
- “The Coming Multi-World: A New Civilizational Theory of International Relations” (The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy)
Dr. Arta Moeini is a realist scholar of geopolitics and Managing Director at The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy in Washington DC. Follow him on X @ArtaMoeini
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