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Jack Straw - Former British Foreign Secretary

02/08/2019 GMT

Former British Foreign Secretary - Jack Straw

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Can a calamitous conflict between the West and Iran be avoided?

Can diplomacy avert a calamitous conflict between the West and Iran? Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says engaging with Iran is the only way to enhance global security.

The world’s most pressing and potentially dangerous strategic confrontation is playing out in the narrow waterway between Iran and Arabia. The United states is leading efforts to isolate the Government in Tehran. Iran is responding with defiance despite severe economic disruption. Former British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, is a veteran of western diplomatic engagement with Iran. How high is the risk of a calamitous conflict?

(Photo: Jack Straw in the Hardtalk studio)

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