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The episode discusses the recent US-Iran tensions and the implications of military actions and ceasefire talks.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Subscribe to support our work and get the ad-free version of the episode. Free version here: Subscribers also get our weekly recaps, the Friday Free-for-All: Despite recent attacks from both sides, a ceasefire is technically in effect between the US and Iran: Is peace at hand? Or are these shaky truce talks just a break before the return to full-scale military conflict? What’s likely to move the scale in one direction or another are recent embarrassing headlines that could push President Trump to panic: the Washington Post reports that the CIA “says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months,” as opposed to days or weeks, which the administration has been claiming. Another headline claims that “Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show.” And just this week Marco Rubio announced that the new goal of the war is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get everything "back to the way it was" before Trump launched the first attacks. Will these revelations force Trump into a corner and get him to take the win of a ceasefire, claim victory in Iran, and…

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