When it comes to Iran and the nuclear arrangement it agreed to under the Obama administration, author, historian, and Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University, Andrew J. Bacevich Sr. believes that the nuclear deal was working and should have been kept in place; the verifications and inspections regime was sufficient; the decision to leave the deal shows the U.S. is beholden to Israeli and Saudi interests; Iran is not a regional menace; the U.S. is the cause of Middle East instability; and walking away from the deal goes against the wishes of the Iranian people whom he thinks are best served by working with the regime in Tehran.
Matthew RJ Brodsky disagrees on every single point and explains why in a frank exchange hosted by Freddy Gray, deputy editor of the Spectator on the Americano Podcast.