Around The Empire's video: Ep 186 Withdrawal From Iran Deal Snaps Back feat Neda Bolourchi

Guest: Neda Bolourchi. We talk about the recent developments with the JCPOA Iran deal and how the Trump administration is trying to “have its cake and eat it too”. We discuss the happenings in the UN general assembly and UN Security Council, the news of troop withdrawals from Iraq and a lot more. There is an extra bonus segment for patrons: 186EXTRA Middle East Prospects in the New Cold War Era. Dr. Bolourchi teaches at Rutgers University-New Brunswick Center for Middle Eastern Studies https://mideast.rutgers.edu/faculty-profiles/229-neda-bolourchi. She is is a thought leader whose work crosses multiple fields, from the academic to the legal to foreign policy and more. Her academic research examines the transformative discourse on Iran during the twentieth century across the political and religious spectra. She completed years of research in Iran, Syria, and Armenia and she has provided foreign policy and security analysis and commentary for a variety of publications and news channels internationally. She previously worked on matters of civil litigation and white collar criminal defense. Her legal work includes international and comparative analysis of human rights violations in the Middle East. Find Neda at LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/neda-bolourchi-30a4826 and find her work on her Rutgers University Center for Middle Eastern Studies web page https://mideast.rutgers.edu/faculty-profiles/229-neda-bolourchi. Recorded on September 23, 2020. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: 1. ATE Ep 86 Misunderstanding Regime Change in Iran feat Neda Bolourchi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vihXR6gxad8 2. ATE Ep 143 The Killing of Soleimani feat Neda Bolourchi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQsTFVVqs8 3. US success in Iran arms embargo extension ‘very unlikely’, Al Arabiya https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/08/20/US-success-in-Iran-arms-embargo-extension-very-unlikely-Expert.html