Regional war in the Middle East is rapidly expanding while Kamala Harris stated that Iran is the number one adversary of the United States and Donald Trump announced that he was ready to obliterate Iranian cities.

Brian is joined by Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies who teaches at the University of Tehran.

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