4/16/26 Trita Parsi on the Likeliest Outcome of the Iran Ceasefire

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Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the Iran ceasefire and its implications for US foreign policy.

Download Audio. Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the ceasefire and negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians. Parsi believes, while this was a strategic defeat for the US, the ceasefire has given Trump the opportunity to walk away with no deal and that that’s likely what he’ll end up doing. Scott and Parsi dig into the specifics and discuss the broader regional dynamic going forward concerning Iran’s proxies and the Israelis. Discussed on the show: “How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran” ( New York Times ) Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy . Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked…

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Host: Scott Horton

Guest: Trita Parsi

Topics covered

• Iran ceasefire
• US foreign policy
• Trump administration
• Middle East dynamics
• Iranian proxies
• Israel

Keywords

• Iran
• ceasefire
• Trump
• negotiations
• Middle East
• proxies
• Israel
• Trita Parsi

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Organizations: Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, New York Times

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Books & works: Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy, Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

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