Saagar Enjeti

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Regardless of sort of who is in charge and who has the most sway, though, hasn't the argument of the hardline position been strengthened by what we've seen here?

You know, for the reformers, they did the deal with Obama.

Obviously, Trump rips it up, backs out of that deal.

Biden, even though he's a Democrat, doesn't choose to get back in.

Trump uses the pretext of diplomacy as a ruse to start a new war.

And now what it looks like is that Iran has been able to achieve much more in terms of their own security and their own wealth

through this war, through violent means and taking a harder stance than they were through the reformist posture.

So do you think that logic will be ascendant within the country?

Yeah.

Meanwhile, we've got a Secretary of War who's got a Crusader's Cross tattooed on him, constantly talking about how God is protecting our bombing campaign.

So I'm not sure we're in a position to lecture on theocracy at this particular point in time.

Behrouz Gamari, thank you so much.

Great to have your analysis.

Yeah, I was definitely the Phantom in that.

That's so funny.

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