Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Iran Deal
Overview
Donald Trump could soon dismantle the agreement designed to curb the Iranian nuclear program. Our catheter cowboy will do his best to keep that from happening.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2018-04-22
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Iran Deal is Episode 9 in Season 5 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2018-04-22. The runtime is 30 min.
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