Does a ‘peace deal’ fuel Middle Eastern war?
6/1/202632 min
Negotiations for an end to the war in Iran took a baffling turn last Monday when U.S. President Donlad Trump declared via social media that he would be willing to end the war in exchange for a number of countries in the Middle East and South Asia joining the Abraham Accords.
The Accords are a series of diplomatic agreements that normalized relations between Israel and some Arab states. They were originally touted as a Trump foreign policy victory, and a step towards a more peaceful Middle East. But six years on, the region has descended into widescale war.
Today we’re speaking with Matt Duss. He is the Executive Vice President at the Center for International Policy. He was also a foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders from 2017-2022. He’s co-written a piece for Foreign Policy that argues that the Abraham Accords laid the groundwork for this new era of violence in the Middle East.
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So the Iran deal might be contingent on more countries joining the accords.
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I don't know. I, I don't wanna say that.
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[upbeat music] Negotiations for an end to the war in Iran took a baffling turn last week when US President Donald Trump declared via social media that he would be willing to end the war in exchange for a slew of countries in the Middle East and South Asia joining the Abraham Accords. The Abraham Accords are a series