- For full video interview, see belowDonald Trump's game of hardball with Iran is dangerous and could backfire, Prof Robert Patman warns. Tensions with Iran have been been escalating since the United States unilaterally withdrew from the multi-party Iran Nuclear Deal and imposed economic sanctions on the Persian nation. "The Europeans and the other signatories to the Iran Nuclear Deal totally reject Mr Trump's position,'' he says. Mr Trump's position will probably boost the position of the hardliners in Iran. Iran is a major player in the Middle East.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 23, 2019 06:33 UTC