President Biden’s Recent Middle East Trip: Long on Controversy Short on Accomplishments

Interview with David Yaghoubian, professor of history at California State University, San Bernardino, conducted by Scott Harris

David Yaghoubian takes a critical look at President Biden’s recent trip to the Middle East and his administration’s policy toward Israel/Palestine, relations with Saudi Arabia — and prospects for reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

Yaghoubian is the author of “Ethnicity, Identity and the Development of Nationalism in Iran,” and “Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East.”

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