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Hagel Resigns And Iran Nuclear Deadline Is Extended
PlaySecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is resigning. He is leaving the administration amid reports that President Barack Obama is dissatisfied with Hagel's leadership as the Pentagon deals with multiple foreign policy problems, including the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Also, negotiators gave up on efforts to agree on a nuclear deal to curb Iran's nuclear program by today's deadline, but the deadline has been pushed down the road to July 2015.
Security expert Jim Walsh joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss these two stories.
Guest
- Jim Walsh, expert in international security at MIT’s Security Studies Program. He tweets @DrJimWalshMIT.
This segment aired on November 24, 2014.