Stopping the Iranian Hegemony in the Middle East

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With Bing West, Diana West, Fred Fleitz, Katherine Zimmerman

BING WEST, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs:

• Why Obama believes history will treat him favorably on foreign policy
• Potential red lines that will force U.S. troops back into Iraq
• The need for a new Anbar Awakening
• American allies’ mistrust of America’s role in defeating the Islamic State

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:

• Repression in Saudi Arabia and the Pentagon essay contest regarding the late King Abdullah
• Controversy over the BBC’s hesitance to label the Charlie Hebdo attackers “terrorists”
• The century-spanning discussion and debate over radical Islam
• Will French authorities crack down on “no-go zones” and the urgent security threat posed by home-grown jihadists?

FRED FLEITZ, former CIA Analyst and Senior Fellow at Center for Security Policy:

• Obama’s recent statements concerning the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program
• How Iran is taking advantage of the U.S. power vacuum
• The Middle East’s looming nuclear arms race
• Will Iran save the Obama Administration from itself?

KATHERINE ZIMMERMAN, Research Fellow and lead Al Qaeda Analyst on the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project:

• Shia Houthi rebels in control of Sanaa’a and the disbanding of the Yemeni government
• Saudi Arabia’s options for confronting Iranian influence in Yemen
• The role of U.S. counterterrorism policy in whatever governance arises in Yemen