What you'll learn

• 1 (02:04) **Iran Ceasefire Talks on a Knife’s Edge** - The hosts set up the central story: peace talks in Islamabad are uncertain, with the US seizing an Iranian ship and Trump issuing new threats.
• 2 (03:40) **US Seizes Iranian Ship, Escalating the Blockade** - The Department of War announces a “right-of-visit” boarding of a sanctioned vessel, expanding the global maritime enforcement campaign against Iran.
• 3 (07:19) **The Byzantine Power Struggle on Both Sides** - Both the US and Iranian negotiating teams face internal chaos over who actually speaks for their respective leaders.
• 4 (10:06) **Trump’s Ceasefire Ultimatum and Iran’s Hardline Response** - Trump posts that Iran has violated the ceasefire, while Iran’s Ghalibaf says they will not negotiate “under the shadow of threats.”
• 5 (14:50) **Jeremy Scahill: The Whiplash Diplomacy of Trump’s Iran Policy** - The Drop Site News reporter joins to explain the chaos from Tehran’s perspective.
• 6 (18:21) **Will Iran Show Up in Islamabad?** - Scahill assesses the likelihood of another round of talks and the internal divisions within Iran.
• 7 (22:27) **The JCPOA 2.0 Lie and Iran’s Alternative Alliances** - Scahill explains that the entire war was based on a lie, as Iran’s current offer is nearly identical to what was on the table before the war.

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