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After Missile Launch, White House Warns Iran But Offers No Action Plan

| Feb. 02, 2017

Nicholas Burns talks with NPR's All Things Considered 

The White House says it's putting Iran officially "on notice" after its missile launch over the weekend. But officials offered no details on what exactly that means, or whether military options are on the table. It's another example of what's already emerging as a pattern for the Trump administration: coming out swinging with tough words, before having consulted or decided on an actual policy.

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Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns

  • United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
  • Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Faculty Chair, Future of Diplomacy Project
  • Faculty Chair, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship
  • Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
  • Director, American Secretaries of State Project
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