The Iran Deal In a Post-Pandemic World

The COVID pandemic has changed the world, but it has not done away with the rivalries that dominate global strategy. The ongoing talks aimed at bringing the U.S. back into the Iran nuclear deal that former President Donald Trump withdrew from are evidence of that – as is the recent attack on Iran’s enrichment facility at Natanz. For this episode, we spoke with Norman Roule, an Octavian Report contributor and a former senior CIA Middle East officer, about what the stakes are for both nations, how the Biden administration can gain the most advantage from any engagement with Iran, and what the future of the region looks like.