On March 19, Ivana Nikolic Hughes, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Senior Lecturer at Columbia University, joined TRT World, Turkey’s public broadcast service, to discuss whether the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran were truly justified by the threat of a nuclear weapon, what the IAEA’s findings actually show, and what comes next for the region. Watch now!
Timestamps:
00:00 – The Threat of a Nuclear Iran
00:16 – Why Did the Iran Strikes Happen?
00:29 – Coming Up: Iran’s Nuclear Program
00:54 – Claims vs Counterclaims of Iran’s Nuclear Program
01:14 – Operation Midnight Hammer
02:26 – How Close Was Iran Really?
04:28 – Trump’s Promise vs Reality
05:15 – Shahram Kholdi – Middle East Historian
05:19 – Ivana Nikolic Hughes – President of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
05:23 – Robert Kelley – Former IAEA Director
06:17 – Iran Nuclear Intention
08:52 – Was Iran 10 Days From Having Weapons-Grade Material?
09:44 – Did Iran Intend to Build Nuclear Weapons?
10:34 – Why Enrich Uranium Past Level Needed for Civilian Use?
10:55 – Rafael Mariano Grossi – Director of IAEA
14:20 – Underground Facilities & Alternative Nuclear Programs
13:55 – The Risk of Hidden Uranium
17:15 – Was Iran Transparent About Its Nuclear Program?
18:02 – Iran Alternative Nuclear Program
19:34 – Where Are Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpiles?
20:25 – US Political Impact
20:27 – David Shuster – Democrat Strategist
20:33 – Greg Swenson – Chairperson of Republican Overseas
21:07 – Is the US or Israel Leading Iran War?
23:48 – Do Americans Support the War in Iran?
24:21 – How Quickly Does Trump Have to Win the War?
25:30 – What Would Success in Iran Look Like for Trump?
25:30 – Is the US Economy Collapsing?
