David Petraeus on US Strike on Iran

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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At today's NATO summit, President Trump devoted a great deal of his press conference to the US's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. After a back and forth over a leaked Pentagon report suggesting the strikes only set back Iran's nuclear program by months, Trump said it was preliminary and "inconclusive." Then he got another report by Israel's Atomic Energy Commission, saying the US attack on Fordow "destroyed the site's critical infrastructure." Iran itself also said the facilities were badly damaged. David Petraeus served as the Commander of Centcom and Director of the CIA and joins Christiane to discuss this all. Also on today's show: former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, now Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations; former CDC epidemiologist Dr. Fiona Havers, who quit after actions by RFK Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.0	massive hike in defense spending. Former CIA director David Petraeus assesses what this means
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1:24.1	looks at NATO's political challenges in the Trump era.
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