Today, Les, Algene, Andy, and John mark Fault Lines' 600th episode by returning to one of the show's defining subjects — Iran — as a proposed deal reportedly nears completion even as the two countries exchange fire. The Trump administration wants out of the conflict, and while Iran's missile and nuclear programs have been degraded, the Supreme Leader is publicly committed to perpetual conflict with Israel and the United States. From Jimmy Carter to today, Tehran has confounded nearly every American president who has tried to manage it.

Is a deal worth striking if the underlying strategic problem of Iran’s uranium enrichment problem remains unresolved? With Iran's missile threat still constraining U.S. freedom of operation in the region, are American allies any safer than they were before the strikes began? Does a 60-day extension simply give Iran the breathing room it needs to reconstitute? 

Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.

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