Iran in Iraq

Iran in Iraq

The government in Tehran is publicly committed to supporting stability in Iraq, but there are new reports of groups inside Iran training and arming Iraqi militants. Different perspectives on Iran's role in Iraq and its influence throughout...

The government in Tehran is publicly committed to supporting stability in Iraq, but there are new reports of groups inside Iran training and arming Iraqi militants. Different perspectives on Iran's role in Iraq and its influence throughout the Middle East

Guests

Robin Wright

journalist, author and foreign policy analyst at the United States Institute of Peace. Her most recent book is "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East."

Peter Brookes

senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the second Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."

Karim Sadjadpour

Associate,
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Barbara Slavin

journalist and author; former assistant managing editor for world and national security at "The Washington Times."

Nicholas Burns

Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

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