Muhammad Sahimi, co-founder and editor of Iran News & Middle East Reports, discusses the lies being told about the Iran nuclear deal, sanctions relief, and the IAEA's (legally obligated) secrecy.

Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist, discusses how the Israeli government hopes to deflect the force of international law against illegal Jewish settlements by describing "price tag" attacks on Palestinians as terrorism.

Conn Hallinan, a writer with Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses his article "Behind Washington’s ‘Crackpot’ Deal with Turkey to Fight ISIS;" and why Obama has decided to provide air cover for the "moderates" fighting Syria's army.

Justin Logan, the director of foreign policy at the Cato Institute, discusses why Iran has no chance to become the "regional hegemon in the Middle East" once sanctions are lifted and Iran's economy improves.

Anthony Weller, editor of First Into Nagasaki, discusses his father's bold journalistic investigations in post-atomic bomb Nagasaki, and how the US government covered up the evidence of the bomb's gruesome effects on its surviving victims.

Anand Gopal, author of No Good Men Among the Living, discusses the death of Mullah Omar, the future of the Taliban, and why the US war in Afghanistan hasn't really ended.

Walead Farwana, an American researcher, writer, and amateur historian, discusses the advent of Hezbollah and the 30+ year Iranian relationship with the organization.

Mike Maharrey, the communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the six state laws going into effect that nullify federal overreach, including "right to try" laws bypassing FDA drug restrictions for terminally ill patients, and legalizing industrial hemp.

Jonathan Marshall, an independent researcher and writer, discusses his article "Obama's Egypt Policy Breeds Terrorism;" and why even neoconservatives want the Egyptian military-led government to dial back its "campaign of indiscriminate repression."