Sarhang Hamasaeed on U.S.-Iran Tensions

January 09, 2020 00:11:00
Sarhang Hamasaeed on U.S.-Iran Tensions
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Sarhang Hamasaeed on U.S.-Iran Tensions

Jan 09 2020 | 00:11:00

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Show Notes

Iran has stated that—barring a U.S. response—the missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq will be the only immediate retaliation for the killing of Soleimani. USIP’s Sarhang Hamasaeed says this latest development offers an exit from further escalation, but “this doesn’t mean the broader tensions and the slower, more simmering tensions … will end.”

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