The motion asks us to consider whether iron is our enemy. Two speakers for the motion are asa de moaveni, a lecturer in journalism at new york university london and the author of three best selling books on iron. A first ker against the motion says: "Iron is not our enemy" The second speaker supports the motion saying that if you support any kind of vision of gendere quality in the middle east it must be supported by other half of your community.
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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