The US president is vowing retaliation for the latest setback to his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran.
Donald Trump’s threatening to reinstate international sanctions that were scrapped under the 2015 nuclear deal.
It followed the UN rejecting a US bid to extend the international arms embargo on Iran after it expires in October.
Will Trump’s threat lead to the collapse of the nuclear agreement?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Hassan Ahmadian – Professor of Middle East Studies, University of Tehran
Holly Dagres – Non-resident Fellow, Atlantic Council Middle East programmes
Steven Rogers – Member, Donald J Trump for President Advisory Board
Donald John Trump was the 45th President of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School.
Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979.
Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.
The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Iran remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, the largest being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Mazandaranis and Lurs.
