We’re now eight weeks on from the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, a conflict that’s been watched with increasing alarm by Wendy Sherman, architect of the 2015 nuclear deal between the US and Iran and a former deputy secretary of state. Having spent years across the table from Iranian officials, she sees a far more volatile landscape today. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, she shares how her concerns go beyond the Middle East and explains how China and Russia are beneficiaries of the war.Read this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview 03:13 - Iran’s “culture of resistance” 05:00 - “The regime now is more hardline” 05:33 - Iran won’t make concessions “easily” 09:38 - Control of the Strait of Hormuz10:36 - “They have not bombed away all of Iran’s knowledge” 14:35 - Negotiating with Iran 17:13 - Negotiations aren’t about trust23:47 - What might a US deal with Iran look like?25:14 - Iran will want the US “out of the Middle East” 29:10 - China is “stronger” 32:50 Trump’s visit to China 41:19 - “I have found myself angrier”Contact The Mishal Husain Show [email protected] today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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