Sanctions, Syria, and Selling Out – Podcast Episode 7

Episode Description: This week, Reza breaks down why sanctions cause medicine shortages in Iran, why our Syria policy is misguided, and why Trump’s “Deal of the Century” for Israelis and Palestinians is, in fact, quite the opposite. Azadeh Moaveni, Senior Gender Analyst at the International Crisis Group, chats with Reza about her new book, “Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS,” the conditions that draw women to ISIS, how the post-9/11 “war on terror” factored into the rise of ISIS, and much more.

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About Reza Marashi: With 15 years of experience working in both the U.S. government and Washington DC think tank world, Reza Marashi breaks down American foreign policy, the lack of diplomatic engagement and military restraint that is guiding it, the cast of characters that are making this unsustainable problem worse, and how all of this is firmly not in the national interest of the United States.

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