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Jack Straw

Stephen Sackur interviews former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

The world's most pressing and potentially dangerous strategic confrontation is playing out in the narrow waterway between Iran and Arabia. The United States is leading efforts to isolate the Government in Tehran. Iran is responding with defiance despite severe economic disruption. Stephen Sackur interviews former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

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Fri 2 Aug 2019 19:30GMT
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