Jack Matlock, a former US ambassador to the Soviet Union, discusses some diplomatic lessons Obama should learn from Ronald Reagan in the Cold War era; why the US continues to pick a fight with Russia when there's no need for hostility; and resisting calls that "something ought to be done" about conflicts in foreign countries.

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the third part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. This interview focuses on the US political origins of the Iranian nuclear scare; how the post-Cold War peace dividend was thwarted by the military-industrial complex; and why Martin Indyk's dual-containment policy on Iraq and Iran served only to benefit Israel.

Nicolas J.S. Davies, author of Blood On Our Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq, discusses the 35 countries where the US has supported fascists, drug lords and terrorists; the quest for global hegemony over all nations from Afghanistan to Zaire; and why the big three state sponsors of terrorism (Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan) are all US allies.

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the second part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Porter discusses Iran's unknown internal politics, the post-1979 Islamic government's fatwa on WMD; common-sense reasons that oil-rich Iran would want nuclear power; and Iran's latent deterrent effect.

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the first part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Topics of discussion include US support for Iran's early nuclear program under the Shah, why Iran went to nuclear weapons proliferater A.Q. Khan for civilian uranium enrichment equipment, and the false narrative on Iran's program as told by David Sanger and other biased commentators.

Muhammad Sahimi, professor of Chemical Engineering at USC, discusses why a compromise with Iran is possible if it is not asked to surrender; the misrepresentation of Supreme Leader Khamenei's opinion on a deal with the West; and the chance of a finalized agreement happening within a few months.