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

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

We'll begin with an exploration of how while American presidents have had their sites on Iran for a long time.

We are now at war with Iran and a senior Trump administration had explained the Trump doctrine as, quote,

Where America B bitches.

Joining us is Daniel Imovar, a professor of history at Northwestern University,

and the author of Thinking Small, the United States, and the lure of community development,

and how to hide an empire, a history of the greater United States.

And he has an article at the New Yorker,

we will discuss what's behind Trump's New World Disorder.

And then we'll look into the US naval blockade of the Persian Gulf and assess how earlier

blockades going back to World War I have impacted global trade as China warns

the United States that its blockade is quote dangerous and irresponsible.

Joining us is Jamie Martin, a professor of history and of social studies at Harvard University,

who previously was a professor in the Edmund A.Wall School of Foreign Service and Department of History at Georgetown University, who previously was a professor in the Edmund A. Wall School of Foreign Service and Department of History at Georgetown University.

His research focuses on the history of international political economy and empire, particularly during the era of the world wars.

And he is the author of The Medalers, Sovereignty, Empire, and and the birth of global economic governance.

And we'll discuss this article at the New York Times.

I studied the economic fallout from World War I.

This could be worse than we expect.

Then finally we'll examine the history of both the leftist opposition

and the current widespread opposition to the Iranian government that is locked down

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