
The General & the Journalist Iran: Should Trump intervene, and how?
Jan 15, 2026
39:14
While President Trump ponders when, whether and how to take action against Tehran, Tom and Patrick discuss the options available to him, ranging from cyber attacks to assassinations, and ask whether any would improve the lot of ordinary Iranians or simply make a bad situation worse. Joining them is the author and journalist, Hooman Majd, to explain why the absence of any viable opposition raises the spectre of civil war, should the regime collapse.
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders & Tom Newton Dunn
Guest: Hooman Majd
Producer: Shabnam Grewal
Clips: CBS News, Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera English
Photo: Getty Images
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