Meddi mahin arisriamed asks us, who decide it, that iran is our enemy. I don't want to live in a world where an is our enemy and souty arabi is our friend. Daniel read out a long amnesty international list of iron's human rights. O be sasd. Iron has committed a lot of human rights. If people in themiddle east want to go to war, let them go to war. It's not our job to take sides. And i look forward to the day when the oppressed peoples of iram can take their place as a great and free nation,. Thank you very much, sir. Their end.
In this debate from the Intelligence Squared archive, we head back to 2020, when we invited journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, academic and writer Azadeh Moaveni, the Saudi political analyst Salman al-Ansari and former Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan to debate the motion: Iran is Not Our Enemy. The discussion touches on many issues that hold relevance in the current moment, ranging from the effectiveness of sanctions to the capabilities of nuclear-armed nations. The debate was chaired by the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet.
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