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

and today we'll look into a number of stories and issues in the news. We'll begin with indications that might contradict the Defense Intelligence Agency report,

which assessed that little damage was done to Iran's Fordo nuclear site,

with the head of the IAEA stating that centrifuges at Fordo were, quote, no longer operational, but that it would be too much to

assert that Iran's nuclear program has been wiped out. Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader

has downplayed the extent of damage while congratulating Iranians on their, quote, victory

over Israel in the United States. Joining us is Dr. Trieda Parsi, the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute

for Responsible Statecraft, who was served as a professor of international relations at

Johns Hopkins University, Syce, New York University, Georgetown University, and George Washington

University, and he is the co-founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council.

His books include Tretcherous Alliance, The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States,

and losing an enemy, Obama, Iran, and the triumph of diplomacy.

Then we'll examine the unprofessional nature of ICE and DHS law enforcement with officers

beating immigrants, pointing guns at bystanders, while arresting immigrants, the majority

of whom have no criminal records.

We will discuss Trump's demonization of Democrats and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom

have recently been assassinated, and that it's not a stretch that ICE and DHS may move

from rounding up immigrants to rounding up Trump's political opposition.

Joining us is Mike German, a fellow with the Liberty and National Security Program

at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School.

He has worked at the ACLU and served 16 at New York University Law School. He has worked at the

ACLU and served 16 years as an FBI special agent. He's the author of Thinking Like a Terrorist,

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