Amb. Hale: Maximize Pressure While Iran is Weakest
David Hale, former US Ambassador to Lebanon and Jordan, discusses progress made in nuclear talks between the US and Iran. Hale says he's "skeptical" a deal can be reached because the US rushed into the negotiations, giving Iran "a breathe of fresh air" to delay the process. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
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He explained: 'I will try to hold them accountable for what they did to me, of course, but I will also try to hold them accountable for their own guidelines. They say that they protect whistleblowers. They say that they care about human rights. They say that they defend human rights. They should be held accountable to their own guidelines and promises.' In 2022, Qatar staged the first World Cup in the Middle East, a tournament overshadowed by the plight of the migrant workers. Ibhais says that at first he was a 'devoted' employee, who believed Western media coverage of the Qatar World Cup was biased. But after witnessing the conditions of migrant workers firsthand his view changed. He explains: 'I was part of a propaganda machine that was only aimed at promoting Qatar, boosting its reputation in the international community. There was a huge campaign to promote Qatar as a beacon of progressive thinking and change in the region without having anyone questioning it.' 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FIFA awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia - a country where kafala, the infamous labor system that ties workers to employers, still applies. NGOs called the 'independent assessment' of the human rights policies by Saudi bidders 'flawed.' Ibhais sees history repeating itself. He rejects FIFA's and Qatar's claims that the kafala system was abolished. He says: 'It is absolutely false because - even after changing the law, you still cannot change jobs without getting your resignation approved by your employer. Qatari authorities have loosened the rules a little bit, but they still control the labor market. It didn't become Sweden or Norway or Switzerland. No, on the contrary, after the World Cup, they are reverting back to what it was before.' 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