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The Trump administration’s plans in the Middle East are often criticized by those who say he shouldn’t have attacked Iran. But the White House is also facing flak from those who say that it didn’t go far enough. John Bolton is a longtime proponent of regime change in Iran. He served as national security advisor in the first Trump administration before falling out with the president. Bolton joined FP’s Ravi Agrawal for a debate.
Plus, Ravi gives his read on the tenuous Middle East cease-fire.
Ravi Agrawal: Why Trump Mishandled Iran
New York Times: John Bolton: Finish the Job: How Trump Can Still Win in Iran
Ali Hashem: The Iran Cease-Fire Has Only Divided the War
Raphael S. Cohen: Trump’s Iran War Is a Dilemma, Not a Debacle
Eric Brewer: Preventing an Iranian Bomb Is Only Getting Harder
Stephen Walt: America’s Pro-War Elites Must Be Held Accountable
Rishi Iyengar: Trump’s Pivot to Pakistan
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