Latika Takes interviews Middle East analyst Jonathan Schanzer on Trump's attacks on Iran

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Latika Takes interviews Middle East analyst Jonathan Schanzer on Trump's attacks on Iran

Jonathan Schanzer breaks down what's next after the US bombs Iran's nuclear facilities

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Jun 22, 2025

This week,

from the Foundation for Defence of Democracies joins Latika Takes: The Podcast to discuss Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which he describes as a ‘massive milestone’ that could reorient Iran’s course.

Schanzer has written numerous books on the region ,and his most recent, published in 2021, is Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War.

Fluent in English, Arabic and Hebrew, the former US Treasury counter-terrorism analyst maintains extensive contacts in the Middle East.

He discusses where the strikes leave Israel, Iran’s dwindling options and how Trump’s unpredictability might affect Russia and China’s thinking.