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Helen Walters

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TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Tell us what you're hearing.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

And let's start with one very important question.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Why did America decide to bomb Iran?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Wait, you just said the Israelis have a different opinion.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Do you mean the Israelis or do you mean the Iranians?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So I'm really curious about that.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Why do you think that Trump is tying himself so closely to Israel's Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So I was reading a recent report that said 60% of Israelis think that Netanyahu should resign.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

There's also the former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, who recently described Netanyahu, and I quote, as someone who lost his strategic and moral compass, dragging the nation into war motivated by personal political interests against our security and common future.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

The war in Gaza remains a humanitarian catastrophe.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So what is Trump thinking and doing?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So you refer to the fact that much of the rhetoric around this, from the Americans at least, is that this is not about regime change.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

J.D.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Vance has said that.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said that this is not about having an open-ended war.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

It is not about regime change.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So never mind the rhetoric.

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

Does this attack bring about regime change in Iran?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

And what does Iran look like going forward?

TED Talks Daily
The US bombed Iran. Now what? | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer

So thank you for preempting my very next question, which is indeed about the potential response from Iran.