About this episode

The episode discusses the stalled US-Iran peace negotiations due to Israeli airstrikes in Beirut.

The seemingly endless 'negotiations' between the Trump White House and Tehran made a breakthrough last week, when, for the first time since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, Iranian leaders signalled that a preliminary 'peace deal' is indeed within reach... until Israel nixed it by launching airstrikes into downtown Beirut. In the meantime the World Cup is underway, and the US, as one of the host countries, understands that the importance of 'summer games' to the masses means...

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Middle East conflict
• peace negotiations
• Israeli airstrikes
• World Cup

Keywords

• US-Iran peace
• Israeli bombardment
• Beirut airstrikes
• Trump White House
• Tehran negotiations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump White House, Tehran, Israel

Places: Beirut

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