Marc Lamont Hill discusses US policy within the Middle East and the dangers of escalation with famend scholar Jeffrey Sachs.
Six months into Israel’s battle on Gaza, fears of a wider battle within the Middle East are mounting. On April 13, Iran launched greater than 300 drones and missiles in the direction of Israel in an unprecedented assault. The strike got here after Israel’s April 1 bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria that killed two high generals.
Israel vowed retaliation and, lower than a week later, reportedly launched a drone strike on Isfahan, in central Iran. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated the United States has “not been involved in any offensive operations”. But the US authorities has introduced new sanctions on Iran, together with on its drone manufacturing, and urged de-escalation.
So what lies forward? And is the US doing sufficient to avert a wider regional battle?
On UpFront this week, Marc Lamont Hill talks to Columbia University Professor and Special Advisor to the United Nations Jeffrey Sachs about US international policy and rising tensions within the Middle East.
