Amb. Chas Freeman: Israel in PANIC – Emergency Security Summit Called as Turkey Rushes Arms to Syria

DW—Escalation in Syria: Ambassador Freeman explains that Israel has been undermining Syria's ability to defend itself. He notes that Turkey is now challenging this by sending military equipment into Syria, creating a potential for a new front and horizontal escalation that the United States is ill-equipped to manage diplomatically. Conflict with Iran (14:47 - 30:12): The conversation highlights Donald Trump's ignorance and possible catastrophic mistakes in dealing with Iran in a situation wherein Washington sees no options to apply real pressures on Tehran. The Mecca joint defense agreement is described as a potential defensive arrangement i…