Assessment: Middle East Outlook

Ambassador Ryan Crocker presents a frank assessment of the situation in the Middle East after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. He served as US Ambassador to 6 nations, (Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon). He serves today on the Afghanistan War Commission. Former President George W. Bush called him "America's Lawrence of Arabia" because of his extensive knowledge of the Middle East. Please note: this podcast was recorded before the events of April 1, 2024 that killed Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' overseas Quds Force, and six other officers as they attended a meeting in the Damascus embassy compound.

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Assessment: Middle East Outlook is an episode from CAALive! by American Ambassadors Live! Podcast.

This episode is 27:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 12, 2024.

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