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PBS News Hour

Israel's attack on Iran puts the U.S. in a difficult spot

Season 2025 Episode 169 | 7m 33s

For perspective on the current state of affairs between Iran and Israel, Geoff Bennett speaks with Ernest Moniz, secretary of energy during the Obama administration and a key negotiator and architect of the Iran nuclear agreement that was signed in 2015 before President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the agreement.

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