Andrew Bustamante

I think that's probably important context we missed, which was the US got involved in the Shah and how he governed Iran.

So the UK and the US have been meddling in Iran for a long time and kind of, you know, exerting their will.

And they lose that power in the sort of 1980s, early 1980s, because the Khomeini comes in.

And then since then, the UK and the US haven't been able to sort of exert control in their will over Iran.

So explain to me in simple terms why Trump right now has decided that this is the best time to attack Iran.

I want to start with you, Andrew.

What's your point of view on that?

The full picture of what his motivations.

Why though?

Why did he do that?

When they talk about the motives here, Trump will often cite nuclear weapons as the motive, saying he didn't want Iran to get nuclear weapons.

Is that what's going on here in your point of view?

What is at the heart of your concern?

Because it sounds like you're saying that this wasn't the right time to do this.

And so what are the unintended consequences that you're foreseeing?

Do you think this is part of Trump's, what his motivations are linked to his personal legacy?

And I say this a lot because I think sometimes you've got to kind of follow the incentive structure, especially of a president that can't be reelected, who has talked a lot about wanting to win the Nobel Peace Prize, although he's probably never said it directly.

And it almost looks like a Trump that's thinking about his legacy ahead of time.

And one's legacy is going to be determined by the wars you start, the people you take out, the Venezuela situation, the economies, seems to be really important to him.

Do you think he's motivated more so by his legacy than, say, someone else?