Of Presidents and Persians

Foreign Podicy by FDD

Jun 26, 202600:50:01News & Politics

A century of failed diplomacy, hostage crises, secret arms deals, war and even murder. Dr. Tevi Troy, an American presidential historian and senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, joins host Cliff May to unpack hi...

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