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Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?

Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?

The David Frum Show vor 6 Monaten

Former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger on the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, Trump’s Hormuz blockade, and China’s reaction to the Iran war. Plus: A seismic election in Hungary and “Labyrinths,” by Jorge Luis Borges.

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In this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s
David Frum opens with his reaction to the recent election in
Hungary and the defeat of Viktor Orbán. David counters Orbán
defenders who claim that this loss proves Orbán was never a threat.
Antidemocratic leaders often face institutional constraints, and it
was those institutional constraints that compelled Orbán to accept
a defeat after years of abuse of power. Then, David is joined by
former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger to
discuss the current state of President Trump’s war in Iran. David
and Pottinger talk about the recent failed negotiations between the
two sides in Pakistan, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and
what could happen next. They also discuss how the Iran war is
viewed in China and how it has been a financial gain for Russia.
Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of “Labyrinths,”
by Jorge Luis Borges. Sign up for David Frum’s newsletter alert.
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