Episode 74: Revising the JCPOA and AUMF

<p>The Biden administration is participating in indirect talks with Iran about the JCPOA and there are conversations swirling on the Hill about revising the 2001 AUMF.&nbsp; Les, Jodi, Jamil, and Mike discuss how to get to a better deal with Iran and whether all the talk about the AUMF is for naught. Is it possible to get a good deal with Iran? What did "maximum pressure" achieve? Is there any chance that the 2001 AUMF actually gets replaced?&nbsp; All these questions and more answered in this week’s Fault Lines.</p><br><p>In our under the radar segment, Les honors the life of <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-hill-dead/2021/03/30/a81250fa-9162-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Hill</a>, Grant continues to track the <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/6/sudan-says-ethiopias-moves-on-nile-dam-violate-international-law" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">failed GERD talks</a>, Jamil highlights the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/jordan-hamzah-coup-plot-royal/2021/04/07/3021a2a0-97a5-11eb-8f0a-3384cf4fb399_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">potential coup</a> in Jordan, Mike discusses the corruption trial of <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-netanyahu-factbox-idUSKBN2BT127" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, and Jodi suggests that the US should really consider <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/92d57e46-4c63-46f2-be08-de8a9954256e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">boycotting the Olympics</a> in China.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>