Following the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in February, reverberations were felt globally. But is the world really safer and Iranians freer or has the war unleashed disastrous consequences? Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with David Des Roches, retired colonel, former Pentagon official and professor at the National Defense University on the justifications and costs of the war - and whether President Donald Trump sent U.S. troops to fight Israel’s war. Joining the discussion are: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini – founder and CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network Mohammad Ali Shabani – Middle East scholar and Editor of Amwaj.media, a London-based news outlet focused on Iran, Iraq and Arabian Peninsula countries Barak Seener – Associate Research Fellow, Henry Jackson Society Recorded shortly before the announcement of a deal between the US and Iran. Our socials: https://www.instagram.com/ajheadtohead https://twitter.com/ajheadtohead https://www.aljazeera.com/program/head-to-head Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #headtohead #mehdihasan #debate #iran #iranwar #aljazeeraenglish