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With the White House continuing to threaten military action against Tehran even as diplomatic talks continue, Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour joins FP Live host Ravi Agrawal to discuss what might come next. Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Plus, One Thing from Ravi on a sobering new report about a world “Under Destruction.”
A transcript of J.D. Vance’s 2025 Munich Security Conference speech
Under Destruction: Munich Security Report 2026
Amitav Acharya: The World-Minus-One Moment
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The Atlantic: Karim Sadjadpour and Jack A. Goldstone: Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?
Trita Parsi: Iran’s Despair Is U.S. Policy
Saeid Golkar: Why Iran’s Regime Didn’t Collapse
Abbas Milani: Iran’s Crown Prince Has Become Indispensable
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