DEAL OR NO DEAL | Day 93 | Uneasy peace | Trump: ’Bigger than Elvis’ | Israel expands Lebanon war

About this episode

George Galloway discusses the complexities of peace negotiations involving Trump amidst ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

🚨 A deal on the table. A war in the wings. Trump plays the room. Day 93 and the cards are still face down. Trump boasts he is “bigger than Elvis” as an uneasy peace hangs by a thread. Behind the performance, Israel expands the war in Lebanon, Gaza remains under fire and the region waits to see whether this is a real deal, a bluff, or another pause before the next explosion. Tonight George Galloway asks the question at the heart of the crisis. Is Trump making peace, selling theatre, or being played by forces beyond his control? Joining George: Niko House: Political commentator and founder of MCSC Network. A sharp look at Trump, the American political machine and the media spectacle around power. Professor Glenn Diesen: Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and host of The Greater Eurasia podcast. Analysis of the wider geopolitical shift, the weakening Western order and the global consequences of the war. Plus: Trump’s “Bigger than Elvis” boast and the politics of spectacleThe uneasy peace and whether any deal can surviveIsrael expanding the Lebanon war while talking truceGaza, Beirut and Tehran caught in the same imperial game 📞 US: +1 844 944 33 44📞 UK: 08 081 96…

People in this episode

Host: George Galloway

Guests: Niko House, Glenn Diesen

Topics covered

• Trump's influence
• Middle East conflict
• geopolitical analysis
• media spectacle
• peace negotiations
• Israel-Lebanon war

Keywords

• Trump
• Israel
• Lebanon
• Gaza
• peace deal
• geopolitics
• media
• politics
• spectacle

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Greater Eurasia podcast

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Beirut, Tehran

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