January 12, 2020 | On GPS: The reverberations of the killing of a top general continue in Iran and throughout the Middle East

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 12 January 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Air date January 12 2020: The reverberations of the killing of a top general continue in Iran and throughout the Middle East. Tehran sees new unrest as protestors decry the republic's strike on an Ukrainian airliner that killed all passengers. Will that anger amount to anything? Fareed is joined by an panel of experts in Iraq, Iran and the UAE. Then, how have the West's interventions in the Middle East affected the region? A great debate with Reuel Marc Gerecht and Trita Parsi.

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:08.0	I'm Farid Zakaria, coming to you live.
0:14.0	Today on the show, Iran strikes back.
0:18.0	The Islamic Republic responds to America's killing of its top general,
0:22.0	with missiles fired at bases housing American troops.
0:27.0	A tit for tat.
0:30.0	So is it now over?
0:32.0	Iran appears to be standing down.
0:35.0	Or have we just begun?
0:36.0	The United States has to come to its senses.
0:39.0	I'll talk to experts across the region about all that.
0:43.0	The Ukrainian airliner and more.
0:47.0	Also, Iran has now abandoned the nuclear deal.
0:50.0	Are we back to nuclear brinksmanship and the dangers of a regional war?
0:56.0	A great debate between rule mark, correct and treat a person.
1:02.0	Then, should the United States be pushing for democracy around the world in places like Iraq, even Iran?
1:08.0	I'll talk to the eminent French philosopher Bernard Oli-Levy about this question.
1:13.0	Is fascinating documentary films on the region.
1:17.0	And more.
1:21.0	But first, here's my take.
1:23.0	Three months ago, Donald Trump suddenly withdrew American forces from northern Syria,
1:28.0	that were in part sporting Iran's efforts to dominate that country.
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