An Iranian-American political science expert talks about Iran's nuclear program

from Weekend Edition Saturday · host Eric McDaniel

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ariane Tabatabai, the Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about the nature of Iran's nuclear program, and whether it, as President Trump has said, posed an "imminent threat."

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