Show Notes
Note: This podcast was recorded before the cease-fireIn this podcast, Dr. Nolte examines Trump’s long and deeply-held beliefs on Iran, going back to the 1980s. He predicts that Trump’s views are unlikely to change, and elucidates Trump’s commitment to military action as a predicate for negotiation; desire for leverage over Iran’s energy sector; and ambivalence about opening the Straits of Hormuz for “tankers we don’t need” and “allies that won’t help”.
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