NSC Warned This Would Happen

While President Trump argues the new Iranian regime is diminished, experts claim that a more hardline generation of leaders is now calling the shots. Nate Swanson served as the National Security Council's Iran director. Days before the US and Israel launched their war, he warned that Iran would respond exactly as it has done. He joins the show to discuss this all. Also on today's show: Ricardo Zúñiga, who led negotiations with the Cuban government during the second Obama administration; Jen Fifield, Reporter, ProPublica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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NSC Warned This Would Happen is an episode from Amanpour by CNN.

This episode is 56:35 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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