Julian Borger

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489 appearances 8 recordings 2 series first heard Feb 2021 last heard 25 Aug

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I think it's because he praised Trump during or after an earlier confrontation between Pakistan and India, and Trump likes that.

Yes, that always helps with Trump.

And so they came forward and they were acceptable to both sides.

And so they have pursued.

They haven't given up.

They pursued both sides and they've been quite dogged in their in their diplomacy.

And eventually, eventually it paid off.

But it has paid off because it does suit both sides now to get out of this mess.

There has been a horrendous cost.

We're talking about maybe 3,000 to 6,000 people killed, many more injured.

The estimates of the damage done, 200 to 300 billion.

But also don't forget the Lebanese.

The Lebanese have suffered as many casualties in what

People see this as a sort of sideshow to the Iran war.

But of course, it is part of the war.

And the Lebanese have lost similar number of people and seen villages across the south flattened and much of their territory now occupied.

So the damage and the suffering has been spread over the regions.

Well, if you listen to the Iranians, it is very contingent.

They've said it's an integral part of it.

Also, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shabazz Sharif, also said that this is also about Lebanon.

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