Hello and welcome to background briefing, available 24-7 at background briefing.org. I'm Ian Masters,

and today we'll examine a number of stories and issues in the news.

We'll begin with Trump's surrender, which he will present as a victory tonight when he addresses the nation to announce that he's ending his war on Iran.

Already he's blaming NATO for his disastrous war of choice while rewarding Putin, who is helping Iran kill Americans in the Gulf.

Joining us to discuss how Trump has already made Article 5 of the NATO Treaty's collective

defense guarantee meaningless is Jacob Harbrun, editor-in-chief of the national interest,

and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and

a columnist for The Spectator. His books include They Knew They Were Right, The Rise of the Neocons,

and America Last, the Wright's century-long romance with foreign dictators. He's also editor-in-chief

of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, and we'll discuss his article at The Spectator, Trump has already

checked out of NATO.

Then, now that Trump has given up on his pledge to stop Iran from getting nuclear

weapons, we'll go back to the origins of Trump's war in Iran to when he tore up the P5-plus-1

nuclear deal, Obama negotiated with Iran signed by all five permanent members of the UN plus Germany.

Joining us is Joseph Sorinciani, Vice Chair of the Board of the Center for International Policy and a National Security Analyst and author with over 35 years of experience working in Washington, D.C.

He's the author, editor of seven books, including

nuclear nightmares, securing the world before it is too late, and bomb scare the history and future

of nuclear weapons. He previously served as President of the Plowshares Fund, a global security

foundation, and director for nonproliferation at the Canadian Dammar for International Peace,

among other positions.

He also worked for over nine years on the professional staff of the Armed Services Committee

and the Government Operations Committee in the US House of Representatives,

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