The Duran | US-Iran Ceasefire Talks. Conflict Round 3 Is Coming | June 23, 2026

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Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down the 18 hours of US-Iran negotiations in Geneva, where JD Vance and Steve Witkoff met with Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi and Ghalibaf in talks mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, producing a cautious framework agreement while leaving the deepest questions entirely unresolved. 

With neocon fury building in Washington, a contentious four and a half hour Trump-Graham meeting suggesting major behind-the-scenes pressure, and Iran maintaining its red line on Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz, Alex and Alexander argue that the ceasefire is merely a pause before a far larger confrontation.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Iran Talks Update: Switzerland and the Key Players
00:01:20 What the Talks Are and Are Not Covering
00:02:52 American Defeat and Neocon Fury
00:04:12 Bolton, Graham, Israeli Media and the Betrayal Narrative
00:05:21 Why Trump Cannot Resume the Conflict Now
00:06:22 The Neocon Timeline and Kurdish Militia Spin
00:07:13 Will Trump Hold Off the Neocons Until the Midterms
00:08:55 Trump Always Folds: The Pattern Explained
00:10:26 Petroleum Reserves and the Two to Three Year Rearm Timeline
00:13:41 Neocon Political Logic: Why They Can Never Accept Limits
00:16:52 The Kurdish Militia Story: What Actually Happened
00:18:12 How Trump Handles Israel and Lebanon
00:20:01 Hezbollah, Southern Lebanon and the Root Conflict
00:22:08 GCC Gulf States: Breaking from Washington and Israel
00:25:43 Can Iran Actually Prevent the Next Round
00:28:38 The Big War Is Still to Come
00:30:38 The Broken Taboo: Neocons Got Their Attack on Iran

Larry Johnson | US-Iran Agree to Direct Conflict Management in Lebanon | June 22, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Seyed M. Marandi & Larry Johnson | Iran Demands Lebanon Withdrawal as U.S. Pushes for Open Hormuz | June 21, 2026

Source: Dialoguew Works youtube

Seyed M. Marandi & Chas Freeman | Can the US Accept a Strong Iran? | June 21, 2026

Source: India & Global Left youtube



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As Iran and the United States begin a new round of negotiations in Switzerland, major questions remain about the future of West Asia, Israel's regional position, and America's long-term strategy.

In this special discussion, Professor Mohammad Marandi and former US diplomat Ambassador Chas Freeman examine:

• What is really at stake in the Iran-US talks?
• Has the Iran war changed the regional balance of power?
• Why public opinion toward Israel is shifting inside the United States after Gaza and the Al-Aqsa Flood.
• The debate within Iran's leadership over negotiations with Washington.
• The rise of a new generation of Iranian leaders shaped by decades of sanctions, pressure and conflict.
• The role of the military-industrial complex in sustaining American intervention abroad.
• Whether West Asian countries can build new forms of cooperation independent of Western dominance.
• The future of US military bases and trillion-dollar military spending.

This conversation explores the geopolitical consequences of the Iran war, the future of the US-Israel relationship, regional diplomacy, and the emerging multipolar world order.

Andrei Martyanov | Site Rep | June 21, 2026

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Spiegel Tells the Truth. Lyman and Slavyansk.

The Duran | More weapons to Ukraine, focus on war. Putin focus on stability | June 21, 2026

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Zelensky secured fresh weapons licensing pledges and Macron declared Ukraine is advancing, Mercouris and Alex Christoforou break down why the West's deterrence against Russia may be collapsing even as Moscow continues grinding toward victory on the front line. 

The Duran unpacks the G7 outcomes, the truth behind Russia's drone war, and whether Putin's red lines still mean anything, so what does it really take to shake a country that refuses to panic?

Timeline:
00:00:00 G7 Summit Recap and Project Ukraine
00:00:33 Zelensky Begging Tour and Weapons Licensing Deal
00:02:10 Macron Claims Trump Aligned With Europe on Ukraine
00:04:02 Mercouris Returns From Russia Quiet US Russia Dialogue
00:06:43 Will Licensed Weapons Production Ever Actually Happen
00:08:08 Drone Attacks on Moscow and Civilian Casualties
00:10:39 Putins Red Line on Long Range Missiles
00:11:26 Mercouris Reports From Pskov Near the Front
00:12:40 Russia Today Is a Country at Peace
00:16:12 Comparing Drone Mood to 1970s IRA Bombings in London
00:19:02 The Pre 2014 Russia Red Line Explained
00:22:05 Why Russia Has Not Conscripted Its Population
00:25:33 Putins Advice to Trump Dont Trust the Europeans
00:32:30 Has Russia Lost Its Deterrence Against the West
00:38:11 The Real Goal Is Regime Change in Russia
00:43:06 Closing Thoughts and Channel Links

Pepe Escobar | BREAKING-PEPE : Why Iran US Signing Moves to VERSAILLES -Is US–Iran Signing Vanishing? | June 19, 2026

Source: Transition Protocol youtube



Description:
The US–Iran signing was supposed to happen in Geneva. Instead it reportedly moved to Versailles overnight — and according to sources cited in this episode, the reason was a credible assassination threat against Iran's delegation.

Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali break down what their sources at the table are saying about the Iran–US MOU, the Strait of Hormuz red line, Israel's continued bombing of Lebanon, and a reported Monday deadline that could trigger Iranian retaliation within 72 hours.

In this special edition of Transition Protocol, we connect the dots between Iran's claimed “strategic victory,” the threat to close the Strait of Hormuz (and what that means for global oil prices), Iran's reported readiness to pursue a North Korea–style nuclear path, and Pakistan's elevated role as power broker — backed in the background by China and Russia. We also examine why sources describe Trump as boxed in, and what choice the White House faces this weekend.

Source note: Pepe Escobar is a veteran geopolitical analyst covering Eurasia and the multipolar world order; Zulfiqar Ali brings reporting sourced through Pakistani and Iranian channels. Some claims in this episode are source-based and developing — we flag verification status on-screen and present them as attributed reporting, not confirmed fact. Transition Protocol is a serious, source-driven geopolitical analysis channel.

Timeline:
00:00 — Why the Iran–US Signing Vanished
00:45 — Versailles, Not Geneva: The Hidden Reason
02:30 — Why This Is NOT a Routine Ceasefire Story
03:18 — The Assassination Threat at the Table
04:48 — Iran's Red Line: “We Break It Twice as Hard”
07:12 — Why the Supreme Leader Almost Refused to Sign
09:34 — Is the MOU Dead on Arrival? The 72-Hour Window
11:10 — Zulfiqar's Sources: What Iran's New Leadership Decided
12:39 — The “North Korea Path” on Nukes
15:09 — Pakistan's Elevated Role + The Hormuz Threat
17:09 — Why Washington Can't Accept the New Chessboard
20:08 — How Pakistani Intelligence Intercepted the Plot
22:14 — Trump as a “Caged Animal”
24:11 — The World Has Changed: Final Word

Seyed M. Marandi & Larry Johnson | BREAKING: Iran SHUTS DOWN Geneva Talks Over MoU Implementation | June 19, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Alastair Crooke | A New Middle East Is Born & NATO Attacks Moscow | June 19, 2026

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Description:
Alastair Crooke discusses the defeat of the US and Israel, and NATO's attack on Moscow. Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of the Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief.

Alex Krainer | The West's Political Legitimacy Crisis Is Triggering World War III | June 19, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses how the U.S. does not have a path to either military victory or a negotiated settlement that preserves its hegemonic position in the region.

Col. Douglas Macgregor | Israel The Real Loser | June 18, 2026

Source: Judge Napolitano youtube

Max Blumenthal | Israel crashes out over reality of Iran victory | June 18, 2026

Source: Judge Napolitano youtube, thegrayzone.com

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Max Blumenthal joins Judge Andrew Napolitano's Judging Freedom to discuss the US-Iran MOU.

Alastair Crooke | 'The Petrodollar era is now collapsing' | June 18, 2026

Source: The Cradle youtube, conflictsforum.substack.com

Description:
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer, and the founder and director of Conflicts Forum (conflictsforum.substack.com), which promotes engagement between political Islam and the West.

Larry C. Johnson | "ENOUGH!" - Vice President JD Vance SLAMS Netanyahu's Government in Heated Rant | June 18, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube

Andrei Martyanov | Israel Just Dealt a Defeat to the US | June 18, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Alex Christoforou | Macron Claims Russia In Retreat as G7 Preps Cover Story for Missile Strikes. MoU Blame Game Begins | June 18, 2026

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Alex Christoforou breaks down a chaotic 24 hours where Macron declared Russia is losing at the G7 while a record wave of drones slammed into a Moscow oil refinery. 

 
The Duran digs into why the new licensing deal letting Ukraine produce American interceptors and long range missiles looks less like real manufacturing and more like a cover story for direct NATO strikes into Russia, alongside Starmer's defense budget reshuffle and a new EU back channel to the Kremlin.

If long range missiles really do start hitting Russia, has the collective west just crossed Putin's clearest red line?

Alex Krainer | Trump SCOLDS Netanyahu as Iran Oil Sanctions LIFTED | June 18, 2026

Source: Dialoguew Works youtube

Pepe Escobar | Iranian Victory & Rise of Greater Eurasia | June 18, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description:
Pepe Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author. Escobar discusses the complexities behind the US-Iranian Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and the likely resumption of war. 

The role of Pakistan, China and Russia demonstrates that the war was a major defeat for US hegemonic ambitions, and it intensifies the advancement of Greater Eurasia as a multipolar alternative.

Andrei Martyanov | Blueprints | June 17, 2026

Source: smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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G-7 is neither G nor 7. Mapping West's catastrophe. Iran's Triumph.

Pepe Escobar | Israel Just Got Outplayed - The MoU That 'Beat' Israel Where It Hurts | June 17, 2026

Source: Dialogue Works youtube