Iran War: Big Questions Over US Objectives Says Cathy Ashton
Source: Bloomberg Politics · Bias: Center
Summary
The US-Israeli war has left at least 1,332 people dead in Iran so far, and dozens of others have been killed elsewhere in the region in retaliatory strikes. The Pentagon said six US troops have been killed, all in the first two days of fighting. President Donald Trump said the US continues to "totally demolish" Iranian forces, telling NBC he wanted to "clean out" Iran's leadership structure and he had names in mind to take over. Cathy Ashton - who was the EU's first high representative on foreign affairs from 2009-2014, and a key negotiator of the previous Iran nuclear deal known as the JC-POA Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden on Bloomberg radio to discuss the conflict and what might come next. (Source: Bloomberg)
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