Description:
A credible Iran deal is sitting on the table and the United States is walking away from it.
Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down why the proposed memorandum of understanding, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pause the conflict and begin nuclear enrichment talks, actually serves American interests, and why a coordinated neocon pressure campaign led by Pompeo, Graham and Cruz is pushing Trump to reject it.
With US weapons inventories depleted, Iran stronger than ever, and Israel working furiously behind the scenes to prevent any settlement, the question is whether Trump has the resolve to stand up to the people who got him into this and secure a deal, or whether America is about to drift back into an even deeper debacle.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Iran deal breakdown and the back and forth
00:00:26 What is actually on the table: the memorandum of understanding explained
00:01:51 Why the deal objectively serves US interests including Hormuz and the fleet
00:02:56 The problem: America went in seeking regime change not nuclear limits
00:03:23 Pompeo, Graham and Cruz: neocon pressure campaign against any settlement
00:04:35 Impossible demands: Iran handing over its nuclear stockpile
00:05:24 Trump compares the deal to Obama and the JCPOA: what that reveals
00:06:48 Why this will likely end up as JCPOA 2 with Hormuz added
00:07:27 US weapons inventories depleted: the real weakness behind the threats
00:09:05 Neocons will not give up: this is their last chance for regime change
00:10:00 Israel, Lebanon and the ceasefire complication
00:10:32 Trump must choose: capitulate to neocons or stand firm and get a deal 00:12:12 What a memorandum of understanding actually means and why it may not hold
00:13:53 Trust collapse: can anything be rebuilt within 60 days?
00:15:14 Israel's fury: the balance of power in the Middle East is shifting
00:00:00 Introduction: Iran deal breakdown and the back and forth
00:00:26 What is actually on the table: the memorandum of understanding explained
00:01:51 Why the deal objectively serves US interests including Hormuz and the fleet
00:02:56 The problem: America went in seeking regime change not nuclear limits
00:03:23 Pompeo, Graham and Cruz: neocon pressure campaign against any settlement
00:04:35 Impossible demands: Iran handing over its nuclear stockpile
00:05:24 Trump compares the deal to Obama and the JCPOA: what that reveals
00:06:48 Why this will likely end up as JCPOA 2 with Hormuz added
00:07:27 US weapons inventories depleted: the real weakness behind the threats
00:09:05 Neocons will not give up: this is their last chance for regime change
00:10:00 Israel, Lebanon and the ceasefire complication
00:10:32 Trump must choose: capitulate to neocons or stand firm and get a deal 00:12:12 What a memorandum of understanding actually means and why it may not hold
00:13:53 Trust collapse: can anything be rebuilt within 60 days?
00:15:14 Israel's fury: the balance of power in the Middle East is shifting
