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This edition: Is the Iran Nuke Deal a Good Deal?

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 21, 2013.

First aired: April 27, 2015.

Was it in US interests to make an interim deal with Iran even if they didn't totally agree to stop enriching? Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Les Gelb tells Jim that any slowdown in Iran's nuclear program is meaningful, and what we are giving them in return in relaxation of sanctions costs us very little.

Guest List

Leslie Gelb President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations

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  • Conversations with Jim Zirin is a talk show designed to illuminate the news by taking the time required to understand and interpret national and world events. The series features high-profile guests from the worlds of politics, law, business, foreign relations, national security, counterterrorism, media, lifestyles, literature, the arts, and the military.

    The series is hosted by Jim Zirin, a leading litigator and contributor to major publications including Forbes, the Daily Beast, the Nation, The Times of London and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of two books, The Mother Court -- Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court, and Supremely Partisan—How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court. Jim served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division under the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau.

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