You are going to be hearing a lot more about Iran soon. While geopolitical speculation has focused on Russia, China, and the United States, another country could be the locus of major instability —Iran. The US is increasing its military presence in the Persian Gulf, a move crowded out by discussions of other risks in these dog days of August.
On that cautionary note— Welcome to The Hale Report. My guest for our 46th episode is Trita Parsi and our topic is Iran.