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Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

1082 David Rothkopf on Iran's Attack on Israel

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Pete Dominick

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4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As soon as I heard the news of Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel I knew I wanted to talk to my friend David Rothkopf

Read his piece on the developing story at The Daily Beast

U.S. Must Pull Out All the Stops to Avoid a Regional War After Iran Attacks Israel

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David Rothkopf is CEO of The Rothkopf Group, a media company that produces podcasts including Deep State Radio, hosted by Rothkopf. TRG also produces custom podcasts for clients including the United Arab Emirates. He is also the author of many books including Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power, Superclass, Power, Inc., National Insecurity, Great Questions of Tomorrow, and Traitor: A History of Betraying America from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump.

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0:00.0

Stand up.

0:02.0

Hello my friends, I hope you're enjoying your weekend, especially on your Sunday, but in light of what happened last night in the Middle East, Iran's attack on Israel, I decided I wanted to reach out to the great David Rothkop who was

0:15.1

available on Sunday afternoon to have a conversation with him and get it out for you to listen

0:19.2

to to get some nuance from a trusted source that you know, hopefully.

0:23.2

Might not always agree with his interpretations and analysis,

0:26.1

but I went right to his Twitter feed,

0:27.8

along with, obviously, I went to the network,

0:30.2

but I was interested in what he had to say.

0:32.3

And he agreed to join me on Sunday, but I was interested in what he had to say and he agreed to join me on Sunday, so I wanted to get this up on Sunday.

0:36.8

But of course, you know the headlines and what happened, I'm sure, at this point.

0:40.6

Apparently, Iran, according to several media outlets, fired more than 300 drones

0:44.8

and missiles at Israel overnight. The U.S. military shot dozens of them down, but most were

0:49.5

intercepted by Israel's military. It was an unprecedented large-scale drone and missile attack

0:54.6

Saturday night in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack on an Iranian

0:58.7

diplomatic complex in Syria bringing the long-running shadow war between the two sides into the open and raising

1:05.2

the prospect of full-blown regional conflict, that's CNN.com.

1:08.9

Important headlines.

1:10.1

New York Times, Israel reports light damage after Iran launches large strike.

1:15.2

Fox News, Biden calling for G7 meeting in response to Iran's brazen attack, the Washington Post.

1:20.8

Forces intercept nearly all 300 Iranian drones and missiles.

1:24.8

Sky News, Iran attack was declaration of war, Israeli President says, but insists we are seeking

1:30.1

peace.

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