Salman: It's mad for me not to bring up the fact that soudy arabia and israel are pushing for the west to define iron as an enemy. I don't think any of us are calling for a wholesale abandonment the region at all. The rocky coalition to defeat isis works in close co ordination with the united states. Salman, also use the turk the term what about so there's a lot of what about ism going on asade.
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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