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June 14: Iran, US reach MoU to end imposed war, to be signed in Geneva on Friday
Sunday, 14 June 2026 10:29 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 14 June 2026 10:29 PM ]
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that a deal had been reached between Tehran and Washington to end the US-imposed war on the Islamic Republic.

Iranian officials also confirmed the development, saying a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed in Geneva on Friday.

Earlier, the Israeli regime carried out fresh airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, prompting strong reactions from Iran, with officials stressing that attacks on Lebanon cross red lines.

The day also saw senior military commanders reaffirm the readiness of Iran’s armed forces to respond to any new act of aggression. At the same time, Hezbollah fighters continued to confront Israeli occupation forces attempting to advance in southern Lebanon.

Key developments on day 106 of the war, the 66th day of the ceasefire:

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that a “peace deal” between the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran had been reached after intensive talks.

Sharif said that under the deal, both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also announced that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US has been finalized and will be officially signed on Friday in Switzerland.

Gharibabadi also declared the immediate end of the US naval blockade and the permanent cessation of the US-Israeli war on all fronts.

Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi said the armed forces have “finger on the trigger,” warning that any miscalculation will be met with a devastating strike “at the heart of the enemy.”

Israel carried out a new airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, escalating tensions in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that Iran said remains a key condition for any broader agreement to end the war in the region.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr warned that a response was “imminent” following an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. He said Lebanon and its resistance are the "very life" of Iran, adding that the Islamic Republic will consider attacks on Lebanon as a violation of its red lines.

Major General Yadollah Javani, deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for political affairs, stated that Iran’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront any hostile action, warning the enemies that the country stands ready to deliver an immediate response to any aggression by its enemies.

Iran’s parliament speaker and top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, issued a warning to the Israeli regime, declaring that the enemy will never be able to single out any part of the resistance, and that Iran’s powerful diplomacy alongside the bravery of Lebanese fighters will guarantee Lebanon’s sovereignty and dismantle Israeli warmongering.

Speaker Qalibaf said Israel’s attack on Lebanon's capital, Beirut, shows that the Trump administration lacks either the will or the ability to fulfil its commitments.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said any new security arrangement in the West Asia region that disregards the Islamic Republic is bound to fail, reiterating Tehran's call for an inclusive regional framework.

Gholamhossein Mohseni-Eje’i, Iran’s judiciary chief, said all state officials are united in resisting foreign pressure, stressing that there is no disagreement over standing firm against threats despite possible differences over methods.

Brigadier General Amir Alireza Elhami, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Joint Air Defence Headquarters, said the Islamic Republic will rapidly replace air defense systems and equipment damaged during the US-Israeli aggression, emphasizing the country's reliance on domestically developed military technology.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said the sacrifices of the country's martyrs and the leadership of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei have made the Islamic Republic "stronger, more aware, and more determined than before."

The Iranian intelligence ministry said it carried out successful anti-terrorism, espionage and sabotage operations in the country during the 40-day US-Israeli aggression. The ministry stated that it arrested four terrorists, one spy and dozens of members of sabotage networks seeking to foment riots on the streets during the days of the aggression on Iran.

At least 25 deer were confirmed dead on Iran’s southern Kharg Island following attacks during US-Israeli aggression against Iran, with environmental officials warning the actual toll is likely significantly higher.

Fighters from the Hezbollah resistance movement confronted Israeli forces as they were attempting to infiltrate into areas in southern Lebanon, targeting troop and vehicle concentrations with barrages of rockets and kamikaze drones.

Lebanon filed two separate complaints with the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General over Israeli attacks on its territory.

Former Israeli prime minister and current opposition politician Yair Lapid said a potential agreement between Iran and the United States would fail to achieve the Israeli regime's stated war objectives. He sharply criticized the truce, calling it a "political disaster" for Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Hezbollah congratulates Iran on 'great achievement' of imposing end to aggression
Monday, 15 June 2026 2:52 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 15 June 2026 2:52 PM ]
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says putting an end to aggression on all fronts was a great achievement for Iran.

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has congratulated Iran on the great achievement of reaching an agreement with the United States that imposed an end to the US-Israeli aggression on the country and its allies in the region.

In a statement issued on Monday, Hezbollah said that the memorandum of understanding reached between Iran and the US, which is planned to be signed in the coming days, is a major breakthrough which helps work out a “comprehensive ceasefire” on all fronts of the war of aggression, including in Lebanon, where Hezbollah has been responding to Israeli attacks since early March.

“This great achievement is the fruit of the legendary steadfastness, exceptional resilience, and immense sacrifices made by the dear Iranian people and their wise leadership,” said the statement.

Hezbollah also appreciated the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian government and military, especially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the people of Iran for standing alongside Lebanon by insisting that any agreement to end the war of aggression must also cover Lebanon.

Hezbollah said, however, that the ceasefire deal reached between Iran and the US would be a prelude to the group’s efforts to completely liberate the Lebanese territory that was occupied by the Israeli regime since the beginning of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran in late February, when the Lebanese resistance group started fighting Israel in support of Iran.

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Iran says end of Israeli war on Lebanon ‘inseparable’ part of understanding with US
Iran says termination of the Israeli war on Lebanon is an “inseparable” part of an agreement between Tehran and Washington that brings a permanent end to the illegal US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Hezbollah warned Israel that there would be no return to the status quo that existed before March 2, when the Israeli escalation in Lebanon started.

It said that Israel must also release all prisoners, and allow hundreds of thousands who have been displaced by the war to return to their homes and villages near the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine.

The statement said that Hezbollah will remain “the vigilant guardian” of Lebanon and its people, and “will not accept any aggression that violates its sovereignty or sheds the blood of its citizens.”

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Larry Johnson: Israel’s Sabotage Backfires – Trump’s Last Move ENDS Israel's Agenda
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Hi everybody. Today's Monday, June 15, 2026, and our dear friend Larry Johnson is here with us. Welcome back.

I'm putting in for a raise, man. You've been working me like a field mule. "Show up here. Show up there. Okay." Actually, it was fun having the chat with Professor Marandi, and I didn't have my shirt on, so he gave me a hard time.

Yeah, Larry, let's start with the new statement on the part of Hezbollah in Lebanon because last night when we were talking, many people were arguing what what was the main reason that Iran has decided not to retaliate against, you know, Israeli attack on Lebanon. And as professor Marandi last night said that there is some sort of concession in this new tax between Iran and the United States that may benefit Lebanon in a long run. Mhm. And the statement today by Hezbollah I think but before going to the statement we had Lebanese people going to the southern part of Lebanon. They're so happy right now because they're getting back to their homes. Israelis are still there but it seems that they cannot do much about it because huge you know crowd is going to to the southern part in those cities in Nebatayah, Tyre, and those cities in the southern part of Lebanon which were bombed by Israelis.

But the new statement of Hezbollah, I think what is so important, it says it welcomes the Iran US agreement and ceasefire. Hezbollah congratulates Iran for reaching a memorandum of understanding with the United States. It describes the agreement as a major achievement that has resulted in a comprehensive ceasefire across multiple fronts including Lebanon. It talks about the leadership in Iran, the people in Iran, how they sacrificed everything for the acts of resistance, how they helped Lebanon. And praised the Iranian supreme leader, former Iranian supreme leader and the new supreme leader. the Iranian president and Hezbollah expresses gratitude for Iran's political and strategic support to Lebanon and the resistance movement. It highlights that Lebanon's interest be included in any ceasefire agreement, that Iran is going to consider all the concerns on the part of the Hezbollah and Lebanese people

And the other point in this is the call for Lebanese unity, which is so important. Asbah argues that Lebanon should use the current international and regional support to strengthen its sovereignty. It urges the Lebanese government and political factions to adopt a unified national position.

I think what's important is with the new leadership in Syria, the the head of HTS is talking about their negotiations, their experience with Israel. We had the Syrian so-called president saying to the Lebanese prime minister that there is no point to negotiate with Israelis. They did that but nothing positive came out of those negotiations. On the other hand, we had the United States talking about maybe Syria can join Israel in that fight in the southern part of Lebanon, and the Syrian advisor to the president of Syria said no we're not going to be part of this. The different political factions in Lebanon are getting to the point to understand there is no way to negotiate with the occupier in Lebanon. Hezbollah is mentioning this and the other points and the goals of the future. He says the complete liberation of Lebanese territory, return of Lebanese prisoners, Lebanese prisoners in Israel, return of displaced residents to their homes in the southern part of Lebanon, reconstruction of areas damaged during the conflict, these are the goals of Hezbollah that were mentioned. And they're talking about the acts of resistance, how they have to bring everybody together to make a deal. They know that the conflict is not over, and they don't want to be too optimistic about what's going on, but this is the new reality, that there is some sort of MOU happening between the two sides which maybe Hezbollah and Lebanon would benefit from, and Iran and the United States would benefit from that. This is the understanding on the part of Hezbollah.

Larry, I think there is good coordination between Iran and Lebanon in terms of understanding what's at stake right now, and what would the future challenges are going to be, considering the Israeli occupation of Lebanon. What is your understanding of the position of Hezbollah?

[Larry] Well, look, think of it this way. When the Lebanese civil war started 51 years ago, the people who were the young activists in that war, they're 75, 80 years old now. Okay? So, they're really old people if they survived. And that means that people who are 55 years of age and younger, really, have no memory of that. All they've known is civil war. That's all they've known. The invasion of southern Lebanon in 1982, and you know initially the Shia welcomed the Israelis I'm told, and then the Israelis being the Israelis they quickly wore out their welcome. But the situation that has changed is during the 1970s into the early 1980s, Lebanon was very much a pawn. It was a pingpong ball. It was caught between Israeli efforts to control it. The Bashir Hafz al-Assad, the father of Bashir al-Assad, and his support for Amal, played an important role in meddling in the politics of of Lebanon. I think back then the tensions between the Sunnis and the Shia were higher because of the previous massacre that Hafz al-Assad had carried out. And Israel, I don't know if you want to say it was as strong back then, but Iran was new. It was barely getting on its feet, trying to figure out what what to do. It was not flush with resources. So where we are right now is really the first time since Iran's establishment in 79 it has committed to fighting on behalf and in coordination with Hezbollah. And the Lebanese government is too weak to take on Hezbollah. The Lebanese army, at least 40% of the soldiers are Shia Muslims, with relatives that are tied into Hezbollah. So, there's not a military solution in Lebanon. It's not a matter of, "Okay, we're going to restart the civil war, and expand that." So Israel is once again caught thinking it can militarily change Lebanon, and eliminate Hezbollah. That's not going to happen. And get control of the government of Lebanon. That's not going to happen.

And I did see a report before coming on with you that the Golani brigade is withdrawing. They're taking a break. They're going on RNR. But they're they're essentially withdrawing from Lebanon. So we're starting to see that maybe this MOU that is supposed to be signed on Friday may actually have some teeth to it. Because the Iranians affirm that it says immediate and permanent ceasefire, which effectively means Israel's got to pull out of southern Lebanon. And I think that's fully the expectation on the part of Iran and Hezbollah. So if that doesn't happen, then that unravels this agreement right off the start. It's stillborn. it's dead in the crib, so to speak.

So that's one thing we're monitoring this week, monitoring today, is is there any sign that the Israelis are moving out, or are they continuing to attack? And by tomorrow, they most definitely should be moving and disengaging.

But suspect that they won't do that, because there's no political support in Israel for that move. And unless Donald Trump really pulls the plug on support for Israel, which he has the power to do, but I don't know if he has the political will to do it. I doubt he has the political will to do it, so this is why I call this agreement the IOU.

We'll see. Because it's not guaranteed that it's going to be signed, and we don't even have clarity yet on what the document the United States has compared with the document Iran has. Let's see them both. Put them out there. Let's compare them side by side. Because we're hearing different things from the United States side. As you mentioned, JD Vance is saying something completely different than what the Iranian version says. Where US says Iran can't charge tolls, Iran says hell, yes, we're charging tolls. They just don't use the word toll. This withdrawal out of Lebanon is immediate and permanent from the Iranian standpoint. That's what their document says. The United States is supposed to give that $12 billion upfront. And the United States says, hell, no, they don't get that upfront. Immediate sanction relief? No. It's not immediate.

So, the two sides are just sort of engaged in self-delusion. They're telling themselves what they want to hear instead of stepping back and saying, "Okay, what does it actually say, and what's the other side actually doing?"

Yeah, we've learned from both sides, JD Vance today and the Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, said the same thing, that they're going to release the document on Friday as they sign it. They're going to release the document for everybody to see and to read the document. And here is what the Iranian side said today about Iran being responsible for managing passage through the strait in coordination with Oman. Iran is not seeking to impose tolls. However, in return for navigation services, environmental protection, insurance, and other maritime services, Iran will collect the necessary fees. It seems Larry, not only is it going to be in the hand of Iran and Oman, but they're willing to talk with other Arab nations, GCC countries in the region in order to calm down the situation, to reduce the friction that exists among these countries. And this is the agenda on their part. If I'm not mistaken, in the first 60 days of the agreement, there would be no fee, or there would be no toll, in the strait of hormuz.

Again that's confusing, because in the first 60 days they're not going to charge, but they say they are going to charge.

So again, I think frankly if Iran has agreed to not charge for the first 60 days, they're insane. They haven't learned a goddamn thing in the course of the last two years! You do not trust the United States. I mean, it's ridiculous. Make them pay! That is their leverage. That is Iran's leverage.

Still, I don't know. This is the rumor. I haven't heard it from the United States. I haven't heard it from the Iranian officials. None of them talk about it. The only thing that the Iranian side said today, was that they're going to charge the fee, and it's going to be decided between Iran and Oman. And there's not going to be any any other player. Let's see what is the outcome of that.

But Larry, JD Vance had an interview on MSNBC. He's talking the way that he's talking about the deal. He's so optimistic. I don't know where that comes from. He says we have the connection. We are talking to the reformists, to the hardliners, to the hardliners to the right, to the middle. They have connection with all parts of the government in Iran, and the negotiation are happening. And he says that he's not talking about the back channels. He's talking about direct talks, direct negotiations between the two sides. I haven't seen any sort of evidence to support that. I think she's making things up.

Yeah, I agree. If it's true, then that's a welcome development. But Iran's got to have some clear benchmarks of what is going to happen the minute they sign on Friday. Does Israel magically withdraw from Lebanon? No. They got to be on their way out before then. Frankly, looking at this deal, overall I think it's a terrible deal. It doesn't serve Iran's interests. I mean, it's frankly naive.

What did he say?

Well, he said the release of Iran's frozen assets and compensation for war damages are two key priorities. Of course they are. And that the United States is committed to implementing them. Excuse me, but fuck that! What's the date? Get specific. "By Friday, the United States is going to lift sanctions." But they don't do that. So it goes on to say Iran considers access to assets its legal right, and continues to firmly demand compensation for this unlawful war. "Demand"? No, put it in specifics that Iran is submitting a bill for say 300 billion dollars, and the United States agrees that that will be funded and paid. "The United States is obliged"! How are they obliged, for God's sake. Is the Iranian delegation really this damn naive? Oh, the United States promised they're obliged. They're not obliged by anything. They have no obligation. There's no legal obligation. You don't have their troops trapped where they're saying, "Okay, yeah, let our troops go and we'll give you these things." So the more these details come out, I think that that one conservative member of the Iranian parliament, I think he's exactly right. You know, frankly, Araghchi probably ought to be removed from office over this.

Yeah. We don't know exactly what's going on in that document, because if you look at the what JD Vance just moments ago said on on CNBC, he said that we don't give Iranians anything if they don't make the commitments that we want on their long-term nuclear program.

Yeah, that's what they're saying. So, I don't know what the issue is with the nuclear program. Iran has declared that they're not pursuing nuclear weapons, and they're not going to buy it from somewhere else. And that's the whole pointfpr the Iranians. So, what else do they want from the Iranian side?

Surrender. That's what they want. They want surrender. I guess the Iranian foreign minister is trying to accommodate the Pakistanis, who've been pushing for this broad agreement. He keeps saying the United States is obligated to do this, or it's obligated to do that, or it's committed to do this. Okay. How are they obligated? All they've got is their promise that they're going to do this, but they don't give a specific date and time for doing it. And it's like, didn't Iran learn anything under the JCPOA? They had all these promises and asurances there, and when it was convenient for Trump, he just tore it up, because it has no legal standing. This MOU has no legal standing! It's just two different groups giving assurances to the other side. "Oh yeah, we're serious about this."

Let me put it this way. One side is lying, and that's the United States. It seems upon signing the document on Friday, they're going to release half of Iranian frozen assets. No, they're not. That's what the Iranians think is going to happen. Because the United States has made it clear we're not releasing a goddamn thing.

I think there is a lot to be learned about this document. A lot of questions.

Yeah. That's why I say that the United States needs to release its document. Iran needs to release its document. Let's put them side by side, and see if they say the same thing. I bet you they don't.

I suppose that they have the same document. They don't need to release it separately.

No, my understanding is that if they sign it, it's going to be a unique document. It's not going to be different. Two versions of --


But you're not understanding me. What I'm telling you is right now they're claiming they have an agreement. Yeah. But they don't have the same documents. So each side thinks, "Oh, I got agreement on this." Iran thinks we're going to get $12 billion up front. And the United States is saying, "Hell no, they're not getting $12 billion. They can go pound sand. That's not going to happen." So, that's still being worked out. That's why I said I think this thing will be derailed by Friday.

Could be. Could be. Just moments ago Netanyahu said that they have never experienced such international pressure. And JD Vance in the interview said that Israel has to come to the table. I don't know how serious is that. Let's see what would happen. I think JD Vance's record is not positive. Look at what JD Vance said so far.

Yeah. But look, Donald Trump holds the power over Israel if he is willing to use it. And the big question is is he willing to use it. Israel depends right now on US air refuelers in order to carry out strikes on Iran. So if Israel wants to re-engage and attack Iran, they need US air refuelers. Without that they can't. So Trump has it in his power to say, "Okay, we're calling all those back. We're ordering all US assets to return immediately to the United States.? That would send one message to Israel.

Here is JD Vance. We are extending an open hand to Iran. If they want to change their relationship with us, we will change our relationship with Iran. And I think it's too far to say that because basically you are fighting each other right now. You have some sort of document, a new memorandum of understanding, where you're talking about understandings far away from the point we are at right now. And the other point is that JD Vance is saying that there are elements within Israel that like the deal quite a bit. I think this is a total lie. Have you seen anything coming out of Israel that there are some factions within the Israeli government or Israeli society, who are important among the decision makers, who are happy with the deal? AHave you seen any evidence whatsoever?

No, I haven't. There's nobody in Israel happy with this deal at all. And that raises the next question that if Israel can rely upon US support, it's going to do whatever it wants. But it looks like Trump was mad enough that he may have forced the issue. So, we'll see.

The Israelis do not have KC 135s. I checked that. I thought they did, and I started researching it last night. I was shocked to discover they don't. So they use an older variant. They do have air refuelers, but they don't have the fleet that the United States has. And frankly those planes had been based forward at Prince Sultan Air Base, which is one of the major refueling stops. But in the future, Israel is not going to have permission to overfly Saudi Arabia. So if they want to attack Iran, they're going to have to fly over Syria, and over Iraq, and over Jordan. If Iraq had air defense systems worth a damn, then Israel wouldn't be able to overfly Iraq. But Iraq doesn't. So, Israel just ignores them and keeps flying.

Yeah. I think the GCC countries are happy right now because if the strait is working, if there is no blockade in the strait of Hormuz, they're going to be able to export more oil, whatever they have. But you remember the damage that has been done during the war. It may take time for them to --

No, no, no, no, no, wait a second. Don't say "may take time. It is going to take time." There is physical damage to oil wells, and especially in the liquid natural gas facility that some say is going to take a year to repair. And if that takes a year to repair, that means the whole issue of helium production, man, that's out the door. So right away, you're 10% down in liquid natural gas, and 44% of the world's helium not coming out of the Gulf right now. So even if the Gulf is opened on Friday, number one, you've got all these ships that have been sitting there for 3 months. They've got barnacle buildup. They're not ready to go back to sea. They're going to have to be serviced. I've heard as high as a thousand ships, and some say there are just 200, but it's a large number of ships that are going to have to get serviced before they can even begin to go out back to sea. Then I don't think we've got a good accurate assessment of the damage to the oil wells. How much can actually be pumped? How much can actually be put on board ships? And then once you get it on the ship, you're looking at anywhere from, I guess the soonest it can get to a location might be a month, and in other cases it could be two to three months that those ships will be at sea heading for their destination. So all this euphoria about the economy is going to turn around like Trump says? It's not. In reality, it's going to hit at some point. They just keep pretending like, oh yeah, this is the relief; the oil shortage is gone. No, it's not. And I'm increasingly frustrated with what I see is just this insanity!

He was asked JD Wance was asked what is the Gulf Coalition saying about the Trump's peace deal? He said they love it
because they see it they see it as an opportunity to build or and create a new
Middle East. I think that that's totally dependent on what Israel is doing in Lebanon and in Gaza. You cannot ignore
what's going on. Do you think Larry, you've said you you've mentioned the limitations of the Israelis if they decide to attack Iran with the refueling
tankers all of that complexity not only the offensive part but in the in terms of their defensive their capability air
defense system they have their you know their sort of problems and what is the solution today I talk
with Colonel Jacqu Bu he says the only solution to what Israel is doing is a total defeat by Iranians.
Yeah, no, I' I'd agree with that. Yeah, there's no halfway mark. Israel is going
to have to lose and that's, you know, not going to make the Israelis happy, but uh their entire
uh ethnogenocidal project is going to have to come to an end. that uh you know
right now the the Ben Ben Gavver's Smootri U attitude to exterminate the
Palestinians and anybody else who's not Jewish.
You know, that's why they're threat threatening Turkey.
That's not that's not an idol threat either. And that's not coming from that's not coming from Ben Ben Gavir.
Good God. It came from uh the was it Napali the former is either Bennett or Napali one of those guys. So someone
considered somewhat mainstream threatening tur turkey.
Uh you know you can't this is just crazy talk. You can't make that up. Yeah.
JD Vance describes the agreement as he says it's fundamentally built around a
two-step verification process. We say to the Iranians, you are welcome to have access to an unsanctioned e economy.
You're welcome to be reinvited into the glo into the world economy, but if but
only if you honor the commitments that you make in this agreement. To be honest, I see no commitment in this
agreement for Iranians. I don't know other than Iranian nuclear program, what are the commitments and because in terms of the straight of
Hermos, it seems that the Israeli attack on Lebanon and the Iranian response, Iranian retaliation somehow forced the
Trump administration to put that line about the straight form.
Yeah. to that line about Lebanon in the MOU as it was mentioned last night by professor Mirandi. That's my
understanding. But the commitment that he's keep he keeps talking about it.
It's all about nuclear program. The enrichment it's I think zero enrichment is just not the case anymore. they're
not going to accept it and the United States has somehow agreed on and it's going to be
the level of enrichment and the nuclear program then the nuc the the production of nuclear bombs that's the whole
commitment on the part of Iranians what else do they want from Iran in terms of commitments yeah no well that's why I said we don't
know it's nothing spelled out again Iran has released a document saying, "Okay, this is what we've agreed
to." US hasn't. So, until the United States releases a document, all we're doing is, you know, wasting time
speculating. We don't know. All we can do is go off what have, you know, we got what JD Vance has said. We've got
anonymous US government officials saying the exact 180 degree opposite from what Iran is saying.
Someone's lying.
real real simple. Um and you know like Bay said you know the the release of
Iran's frozen assets and compensation for war damages are two key economic priorities
and that the US is committed to implementing them. Okay. When now immediately upfront 60 days from now 90 days from now.
Yeah. This is where the you're going to do this kind of agreement. Spell this stuff out specifically who does what and
when do they do it and and you get a clear benchmark. So um
you know the United States says okay we want uh you know we want you to sign this on Friday. And Iran should say
great let's see that 12 billion now now. not promise us, oh, we'll get we'll
get it to you sometime after they signed the agreement on Friday. No, no, no. That that's not how this works.
You know, you've now got to put money in upfront. And I think supposedly that was what uh Iran gained some concessions on
that front yesterday when after the Israeli attack on Dia, uh Iran was going to pull the plug on the negotiations.
The United States basically bribed him to stay on. Okay.
specifically what how much money when is the released etc and that that we don't know
today said that Israel will continue to act with every tool in its at its
disposal to overthrow the murderous regime in Iran. Do you think that the United States is still there with the with Israel in terms of regime change or
the United States has changed its mind about the regime change because of the outcome of the war?
Well, it it doesn't matter what what the US mentality is whether they change
their mind or not. The reality is the United States cannot change the regime in Iran.
So, you know, whether they believe and want to do it or not, you know, that could be a policy priority.
But um again, this is just this just highlights the u the uh I guess lack of
consensus between the United States and and Iran
that they we've got two different agreements, I think, and they haven't been reconciled yet.
Yeah.
Bengeir. Here is what Bengeir said moments ago. Larry, a sovereign state is not a subcontractor of any superpower.
It's not obliged to to agreements that shut down its ability to defend its people. In the face of existential
threats, we must act under external pressure, but according to our own conscience.
Just as a person is obliged to do what is necessary to protect his home, the state of Israel is obliged to do
everything necessary to protect its citizens. is that I think the whole concept of occupation right now is the
main issue with when it comes to Lebanon, to Gaza, and to Syria.
And do you think that the United States is putting pressure on Israel on that front?
Oh, they're they're they're trying to.
Um again look because they ly to be honest when they say a sovereign state I don't see Israel
is sovereign the way it behaves without the help of the United States they're not capable of doing any of these activities these occupations
well no that's look Israel is still very much in a let's call it a paternalistic relationship with the United States the
United States is is incon dominates Israel.
But the Israelis have managed to turn the tables because even though Israel is
dependent on US economic and military support in order to maintain its
independence, it has bought and paid for u
the political system in the United States that they essentially effectively control the Congress.
and they have exercise significant power and influence over Trump. Trump is not an independent actor.
So, um that's where you got the disconnect that I, as I've said all along, Trump has the power. He has the power. He can do this.
He can shut down Israel, but he does not have the will.
Whether it's because he's politically aligned with them or he's afraid of their political backlash, I don't know
what that is. I can't give you the full explanation, but all I can tell you is that he could stop this in a heartbeat and he has refused to do so.
Yeah.
Here is Larry what JD Vance said about 300 billion
dollars of reconstruction fund to Iran because as you know they were talking about this Iranian media was talking about this but we haven't heard that
much from the Trump administration about this money that they want to they want to send to Iran for
reconstruction or they want to give it to Iran. Here is what he said. The Iranians are saying that they're going to have access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund. True or false?
Well, Ed, that that's the sort of thing they could have access to funded by the Gulf Coast coalition so long as they honor their end of the obligation. I
think that one of the things you're going to see, Ed, and and people have to be skeptical of this, is that the hardliners in the Iranian system will
overemphasize the benefits that Iran gets while underemphasizing all the things that they have to concede and all the things they have to provide in order
to get these benefits. So we absolutely are open to the Gulf Coast countries investing in the reconstruction of Iran,
but only if Iran ends their nuclear program, ends their enriched stockpile of material, and is really open to an
inspections and enforcement regime that gives the American people confidence they're never going to have a nuclear weapon. So, I I think I think the dance you're going to see, Ed, which is going
to be interesting, is the Iranian media, especially the hardline media, they're going to talk a lot about what they get without talking about what they give.
It's important for all of us to correct that record. Yeah. Here is what JD Vance said.
What do you make of it?
I said this is the the US is going to portray this as an agreement that ends
Iran's nuclear program and Iran has not agreed to do that. Iran has agreed that it's not going to build a nuclear weapon
or uh previously agreed that they would not build a nuclear weapon but there you know Pakistani sources are telling
Pepesco army that uh the the Iran's prepared to issue this ultimatum to
produce a nuclear weapon now just to force the issue with the United States.
So I, you know, I fully believe what the Pakistanis are saying that they believe it's true. Whether or not that's what
Iran believes, that's a whole another issue. But uh they're not going to give up enrichment of uranium. Uh they will
probably allow the what the the you know the downloading or the degrading of the existing stock of 60%
in order to to get a deal. But uh there's still Iran's going to insist that hey, we're we're a sovereign country. We're signitories to the
non-prololiferation treaty. Uh and we've uh we've been frankly uh misused and
abused by the IAEA. So, you know, they're going to they're not going to surrender their sovereignty and that's
where, you know, Vance has it wrong. So, but I keep returning to we don't know what the agreement is.
We know what Iran thinks the agreement is and we it appears that the we know that
the United States has a different view from what Iran agrees that the what the agreement says, but we haven't seen the US draft yet.
Until we see that, we're not really going to be in a position to know what the hell they'd be signing on Friday.
I think my understanding, Larry, is that if they give the money to Iran, it's not going to be from the United States. It's
going to give it through the GCC countries. And Donald Trump can come out and say, "I didn't give anything to Iran." And this GCC countries that he's
paying all of this, the fund for reconstruction, you know, the frozen assets are coming are going from UAE or
from Qatar to Iran. I have nothing to do with all of that.
Right? That could be the argument on his part.
Sure. Sure. But um there's still the these are assets frozen in US accounts and they still have to be translate transferred out of US accounts.
Uh and is Iran going to accept the payment in dollars or in Chinese yuan?
No. I wouldn't be surprised to see him say we we got to you make the payment in yuan because they're going to keep the money in Chinese banks so it can't be touched by western sanctions.
And the reason I say this because I don't know how come all of a sudden we see going to Iran two times and talking
with because all of it was all about Pakistan doing everything negotiating sending messages coming back and forth and you see two times they're going
while the United was attacking Iran they were in Iran right denied that they have announced the agreement government you know the
delegation was in Iran this is the question I think what they're doing there.
Well, uh, Iran has had a good relationship with Qatar.
It goes back what, seven years, eight years when the Saudis and Amiradis tried to isolate and embargo Qatar and the one
country that provided humanitarian assistance and support was Iran during that time. So um and part of
Iran's motivation is that the Qataris were willing to provide support and and and be a a midstation for you getting
aid and and and armaments and other material aid to Hamas.
And here is what JD Van said about GCC countries investing in Iran's economy.
46 minutesAnd I think our here is what he said.
Are open to the Gulf Coast countries investing in the reconstruction of Iran, but only if Iran ends their nuclear
program, ends their enriched stockpile of material and is really open to an inspections and enforcement regime that
gives the American people confidence they're never going to have a nuclear weapon. So I I think I think the dance you're going to see, Ed, which is Yeah.
So trying to talking about trying to go back to the JCPOA that they tore up. Exactly. Yeah.
Exactly. I I think that's the outcome because they kept this argument if you you recall they kept it's all about
Iranian nuclear pro program. They have never accepted Donald Trump at least and his administration that they wanted to
do regime change. They said it but they officially they didn't say it is a regime change. It is some sort of regime change. We're going to change the leadership. We're going to do this.
We're going to do that. Nothing that of that sort has happened. But in whenever the mainstream media was asking
them what is the offramp? The only thing they were telling us they said nuclear program of Iran they have to say they're
not going to achieve they're not going to produce nuclear weapons and Iranian nuclear program. It seems that the United States backed down on its position. You know, no enrichment gone.
You know, that 60% enriched uranium that's going to go to the United States. That's gone. It's going to stay in Iran.
If they decide to down blend that enrich 4000 kgs of enrich uranium, it's going to be in Iran, not outside of Iran.
Right?
So, they have the offer. They have created the offer for themselves.
You mean the US has created the offramp or the the United States because they said it's all about the Iranian nuclear program.
Here here is JD Vance talking about if the GCC countries want to
invest in Iranian economy they you know the main problem would be Iranian nuclear program. I think there is no
problem with that. Iran has they had it as you mentioned in JCPOA and nothing has changed since then.
But let let's be clear. The whole focus on the Iranian nuclear program is just an excuse.
This was this was not about Iran getting a nuke. That was the excuse, the justification that was used for starting
this war because Iran had been very explicit in his public comments that it was not interested in a nuke and the
only reason it went to the 60% level was to try to compel the west to come back to the negotiating table that uh
ultimately the west walked away from and Donald Trump tears up the or the agreement and France, Germany and the UK they don't do what they promised to do.
And so Iran after having made a number of concessions and allowing all these AIAN inspectors in gets no con gets no sanction relief.
So this is uh like I said this is just an excuse.
Uh and that's where I think you know I think Iran needs to do a better job of defining its interest and just asserting and say hey this is this is our
interest. this is what we're going to do and we're not going to be held hostage by the rest of the world.
They've got the backing now of Russia and China and they should play that to the hilt. Uh they've got uh their their economy, I would argue, is more open
now. They've got better economic options now than they did 3 four months ago by virtue of these relationships with
now Russia and China and the fact that they're they've got trade routes open in the east. They're not dependent upon selling things out the Persian Gulf.
I think the outcome of this war is that all these GCC countries really want to improve their relationship with Iran.
Well, yeah. I I mean they've it depends on the deal.
Iran has had Iran has had diplomatic relations with the Saudis since 2023.
So, it's been more than 3 years. that was restored. Uh, and that's real. Uh, they've they've had a longer relationship with Qatar.
Uh, and they've even sent a, you know, they've had the delegation exchange with the United Arab Emirates. So I think the
Emiratis are starting to, you know, see the writing on the wall that uh there
may be a new sheriff in town that Iran's position is going to grow stronger and that that of the United States is going
to grow weaker. So they're not going to they're not going to tie themselves necessarily to the United States.
Lori, do you think that Saudi Arabia and Turkey with the problems that
they're facing in Syria, are they going to help the case of Lebanon and Gaza or they're going to stay in the same position that they were before? How the
outcome of this war for Israel going to change their mind toward Israel?
Well, um, rhetorically it's changed, but I haven't actually seen, you know, policy,
particularly a policy change from, uh, Turkey.
Um, you know, here's Erdogan allowing Israel to threaten him and he allows and he permits the oil to continue to flow to Israel.
He just, you know, sending the sign that he's just he's he's Israel's [ __ ] you know, he he's not a big leader. He
likes to think he is, but he's still just doing the bidding of Israel. So, you know, we're not we're not going to
see a change in this until uh these other the Gulf country, the the countries with oil stop supplying oil to
Israel and they put the pressure and say, "Hey, this is this genocide is going to stop or you're not going to get
a drop of oil, period." They haven't done that yet. They may be wanting they may be heading in that
direction. You know Pakistan is still busy working uh up uh this Gulf let's call it a new sort of Gulf cooperation
council but it extends beyond there a regional military alliance with Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran.
That could be formidable.
Shifting the gear a little bit to Ukraine. We had a huge attack on Kief. Mhm.
60 missiles together with drones attacking Kief and destroying. H how how do you see the way that Russia is
redefining or reorganizing itself in Ukraine? I don't think it's reorganizing itself. It's just it's expanding the offensive.
You know the part of part of the constraints in the past were um they wanted they they were not sufficiently
built up in terms of their reserves to risk actions that would engage uh the
NATO countries bring the NATO countries in. I think now now Iran is at a stage where they say, "Okay, we gota if we
have to fight NATO, we can we got enough got enough personnel. We got enough um artillery shells. We have enough ballistic missiles. We have enough
cruise missiles. Yeah, we're we're we're we're prepared. We can take on the West if necessary." So that's where where it is.
Yeah.
I don't know if you see any sort of escalation between Russia and Europe happening while having these sort of,
you know, new attacks. I would say new escalations in the war in Ukraine because Russia, it seems that they're getting serious and putting an end to
the war as soon as possible militarily on the battlefield. and it and the calculation the the reason that I said
the reassessing reorganizing because I see these attacks in Kiev they we haven't seen these sort of attacks before this is something new that Russia
is doing and it has to be some sort of new messages from Russia to the west not only the United States but to Europeans
and how Europeans going to react to that are they going to escalate are they going to you know
try to fire back at Russia or they're going to back down on the case of Ukraine because they see how Kief is getting involved. This is not about the
55 minuteseastern part of Ukraine. It goes to Kiev. It goes to Lav maybe to the western part of Ukraine.
Okay. And so what's the question?
The question is Europe is going to back down or they're prepared to destroy all of Ukraine. Kiev go to the western part of Ukraine.
Oh yeah. No. No. I don't. Well, some of Europe is going to back down and some of Europe is going to, you know, the UK the
UK is the biggest offender. They're going to they're going to press and press and press to expand the conflict and they may very well get hit. Uh I think Germany's having second thoughts.
France appears to be also equally involved with the UK. So, you know, the the European the the war is probably
definitely going to spill over and involve these European countries and they're going to be hurt. Um, and Russia is, I think, preparing for that contingency.
Let's see what would happen. Let's see on Friday. I think that the situation on Friday would decide about it's related
to the case of Ukraine in my opinion and it's going to if they could achieve something on Friday as we're talking about it and nobody knows what's going
on. It's all dependent on Israelis behavior, right? Well, we're going to So, we'll be meeting Friday around 10:30 uh East
Coast time, 11:30 uh Brazil time. Uh and uh in in Europe, uh it'll be close to 4
late in the afternoon. So, the the meeting in Geneva should have already taken place by the time we're meeting Friday morning. We'll know.
Did it did it come off or not? Did JD Vance show up and was there a signing ceremony and did they, you know, shake
hands or exchange pleasantries or did they basically tell each other to go screw off?
Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so much, Larry. All right, my friend.
Yeah. Let's see. Let's see how this uh this bit of chaos erupts this week. Exactly. Exactly.
All right. We may talk to you before Friday. Exactly. Sure. I'm sure about that. All right. All right, my friend. Bye-bye.
See you. Bye-bye.