Off The Hookah With Phil And Cooper

Phil and Cooper explain the purported plans of Trump administration honcho Sebastian Gorka to partition Libya, and why that's a bad idea. They discuss the candidates running for President of Iran as well as Aya Hegazy and Egypt's prisoner crisis. Also, Lee Greenwood's magnificent tracksuit and the Time 100 list. 5:12 - 3 reasons why partitioning Libya is a bad idea (Mustafa Fetouri) 15:31 - Is prominent conservative cleric really a threat to Rouhani? (Ali Hashem) 15:31 - Is conservative Iranian candidate reviving Ahmadinejad's Cabinet? (Arash Karami) 15:31 - Iran's Guardian Council announces presidential candidate list (Rohollah Faghihi) 21:17 - Aya Hegazy case spotlights Egypt's pretrial detention law (Shahira Amin) Song: Nasser el-Mizdawi - Mashina Feel free to email us at podcasts@al-monitor.com with any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback you may have!