NewsReal: Trump Says Iran Deal 'Close', But Can He 'Surrender' US Hegemony?

NewsReal: Trump Says Iran Deal 'Close', But Can He 'Surrender' US Hegemony?

May 23, 2026 · 1h 37m

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The episode discusses the fluctuating US-Iran relations and the implications of Trump's potential peace deal amidst military tensions.

Another 'TACO Tuesday' came and went... by Thursday the US military was again 'locked and loaded' for another go at Iran... and by Saturday evening Trump was dangling another peace deal - 'for realz this time'. As American diplomacy erratically yo-yo's, in the real world, some oil tankers are once more sailing the Strait of Hormuz, but now on Iran's terms. War is a cynical business, a 'racket', as US General Smedley Butler said a century ago. Wars begin because they're profitable, and only...

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