Renee Buhr, political science and international studies professor at the University of St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with WCCO Radio about recent developments in the Israeli-Iranian conflict.
From the WCCO Radio interview:
Host: Each and every day there is a new phase, a new aspect of this conflict between Iran and Israel. We learned there was a ceasefire agreement Monday afternoon, however as we have come up on Tuesday morning, there isn’t anymore. So we chatted with Renee Buhr, professor of international studies and political science at the University of St. Thomas – she helps break down some of the latest developments.
Buhr: The United States has a long history of being involved in trying to suppress the nuclear weapons development in Iran. What we’re looking at right now, with the American strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, is the culmination of the knowledge of the Iranian nuclear program that the U.S. has had for decades. This is information we’ve known for a long time and followed regularly. The U.S. involvement in this and concern with an Iranian nuclear program has been a long-term concern, not just for Trump, but for his predecessors.
