Ep 2069: Syria - Assad falls as otherwise occupied Russia and Iran stand idly by

DEC 10, 202425 MIN
The Stand with Eamon Dunphy

Ep 2069: Syria - Assad falls as otherwise occupied Russia and Iran stand idly by

DEC 10, 202425 MIN

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<p>Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the overthrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Peter Oborne writes a political column for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Eye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Middle East Eye</em></a> and a diary column for the <em>Byline Times. </em>Peter’s latest book is <em>The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam</em>. In the course of the conversation Peter refers to an earlier book he wrote from 2013 called <em>A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West are Wrong about Nuclear Iran</em>.</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Recorded on Monday 9th December 2024.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>