The Standoff With Iran

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 21 June 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The Trump administration has been debating a military strike against Iran as tensions with the country escalate. Here’s how we got to this point. Guest: Mark Landler, who covers the White House for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American drone, but abruptly called them off on Thursday night.Mr. Trump has veered between bellicose threats against America’s enemies and promises to get the United States out of foreign wars. He may soon have to choose. The United States and Iran, two longtime adversaries, are once again hurtling toward potential crisis. That course was set a year ago.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barrow. This is the day.
0:10.0	Today, the Trump administration is debating a military strike against Iraq,
0:16.0	as tensions between the two countries reach an all-time high.
0:21.0	How do we got here?
0:24.0	It's Friday, June 21st.
0:37.0	Two oil tankers have been ambushed in the Gulf of Iran.
0:40.0	The U.S. placing the blame firmly on Iran.
0:43.0	Iran says it will break the uranium stockpile limit
0:47.0	that was set by the 2015 Tehran nuclear deal.
0:50.0	It's just moments ago the Pentagon authorized an additional 1,000 American troops to the Middle East.
0:55.0	Some very talented people are going to the Middle East right now.
0:58.0	In response to growing concerns over Iran.
1:00.0	Iran's president says time is running out for European leaders to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
1:05.0	An American drone was shot down in international airspace by an Iranian missile over the straight-up four moves.
1:12.0	So Charlie, does this bring us to a closer to a wider conflict now?
1:16.0	They do not want a war, but they're ready for one. And invading Iranian airspace as they say was crossing a red line.
1:23.0	There's any more disruption of shipping in the streets of Hormuz linked to Iran.
1:27.0	Take out their navy bomb, their refineries.
1:30.0	If there's any more attack on American interest, go after the Iranians so they'll pay pain.
1:37.0	Mark, there's been a lot of news coming out of Iran over the last week or so.
1:41.0	And it feels like things have been escalating very fast.
1:46.0	And that it all sort of started with those two tankers in the Gulf last Wednesday.
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