Instead of threats, Trump can easily defuse Iran crisis he created

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🗓️ 20 September 2019

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The Trump administration continues to threaten Iran after blaming it, without evidence, for the recent bombing of Saudi oil facilities. Instead of beating the war drums, Trita Parsi argues that President Trump has an easy path to resolve the standoff: rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that he abandoned and negotiate additional issues with Tehran. Guest: Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute and the author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy." Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate Pushback on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pushbackshow Aaron Maté on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronjmate Pushback on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lu7MGQ Pushback on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pushbackshow Pushback on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2mpwIQm Pushback on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=465855 Find transcripts and more at https://thegrayzone.com/pushback

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0:00.0	Welcome to pushback. I'm Aaron Mate.
0:06.0	Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it's abundantly clear that Iran was behind the recent
0:12.1	attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Pompeo spoke after a two-day visit with the leaders
0:18.0	of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. I think it's abundantly clear and there is an enormous consensus in the region that we know
0:27.8	precisely who conducted these attacks was Iran. I didn't hear anybody in the region who doubted
0:35.4	that for a single moment. The U.S. has blamed Iran for the bombing in Saudi Arabia,
0:41.3	despite not presenting any evidence and the fact that the Houthis of Yemen have claimed responsibility.
0:46.3	The Saudi government says the attack did not come from Yemen and has also blamed Iran,
0:52.3	though it has also admitted it does not know where the weapons
0:55.1	were launched from. Speaking to CNN, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that Iran is prepared
1:01.6	to respond if the U.S. and Saudi Arabia attack.
1:05.8	What would be the consequence of an American or Saudi military strike on Iran now?
1:10.3	An all- out war.
1:11.6	You make a very serious statement there, sir.
1:13.6	Well, I make a very serious statement about defending our country.
1:17.6	I'm making a very serious statement that we don't want war.
1:20.6	We don't want to engage in a military confrontation.
1:24.6	We believe that a military confrontation based on deception is awful.
1:32.3	We'll have a lot of casualties, but we won't blink to defend our territory.
1:39.3	Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute, author of the book, Losing an Enemy,
1:45.8	Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy.
1:49.1	Welcome to Parsi to pushback.
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