Amy Goodman
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Medea Benjamin: The Peace Movement Must Mobilize to Support Diplomacy in Iran & North Korea

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May 9, 2018

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President Trump announced Tuesday he is pulling the United States out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, brokered by his predecessor, President Obama. That same day, Trump’s new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to North Korea to finalize plans for President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jongun to hold a landmark facetoface meeting. For more on President Trump, the Iran nuclear deal and efforts to avoid nuclear proliferation and nuclear war, we speak with Media Benjamin, cofounder of CodePink, author of “Inside IranThe Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” She has also participated in the peace delegation to North Korea, Women Cross DMZ.

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