Will America go to war with Iran?

Americano

The Spectator

Politics, News, News Commentary

4 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Israel has launched what it has described as "limited, localised and targeted ground raids" in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s deputy leader says they’re ready for a ground offensive. It comes as more than 1000 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Lebanon.

Could they be heading for all-out war? Is it possible that Iran and the US will be sucked into the conflict too? With tensions between Israel and the US on the rise, what will the next few weeks look like – and is there a chance Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah open the way to strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities?

Professor John Mearsheimer joins The Spectator’s deputy editor and Americano host Freddy Gray to discuss what’s next for Israel, and the geopolitical implications.

This episode is also available to watch on Spectator TV.

Join Freddy Gray a special live recording of Americano on Thursday 24 October. You can buy tickets at www.spectator.co.uk/electionspecial.

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0:22.6	Hello and welcome to the Americano show, a series of discussions about American politics, power, and prejudices.
0:31.8	In each episode of this very brilliant show, we will bring you one very well-informed, expert, guest, or possibly two,
0:41.8	depending on how we're feeling, and together we will try and get to the bottom of what is going
0:47.4	on in the United States. Before we get going, I would like to alert your attention to a very exciting forthcoming event.
0:58.2	On the 24th of October, 24th this year, at 7.30pm in the Emanuel Centre in London,
1:07.8	the spectator will be holding a US election special event. It's going to be hosted by
1:14.5	me, Freddie Gray, and we will have a very exciting guest. I cannot yet reveal the contractual
1:22.5	reasons who this very special guest is. But I think he or she or they will be exactly who
1:31.6	Spectator readers want to hear about the US election from. You can book a ticket to this very,
1:39.3	very special event at Spectator.co.com.com.com.org. forward slash election special. And I would urge you to do that because
1:49.4	I'm pretty sure we're going to sell this thing out. Today we are going to be talking about the
1:54.3	ever escalating situation in the Middle East as Israel ramps up its military efforts against Hezbollah in Lebanon. And of course,
2:05.0	we must talk about what the American role in this growing conflict might be. To do so, I am
2:12.1	delighted to be joined by a leading light on international relations and a friend of the Americano show, that is
2:19.6	Professor John Meersheimer, who is a professor of international relations at the University
2:26.0	of Chicago. So, John, I thought I'd start by asking, and I don't mean this to be
2:33.1	antagonistic, and I'm sure you won't take it this way.
2:35.6	But a few months ago, four months ago, I think it was, we talked about escalation dominance and Israel.
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