For years, Washington insisted it held every card against Iran – maximum pressure, blockades, sanctions, airstrikes. That logic is collapsing in the aftermath of a failed war on Iran, with billions in frozen assets being unfrozen and a US administration that bombed Iran months ago now signing an MOU its own allies call capitulation. “Once the Strait of Hormuz was closed, when worldwide economic consequences were threatened, that was when Israel finally listened.” Séamus Malekafzali, journalist and co-host of the Turbulence podcast, joined BT Live to break down how Iran used Hormuz as leverage to force an Israeli pullback in Lebanon, why Israel was frozen out of the enforcement of its own ceasefire, what the MOU’s concessions actually unlock for Tehran, and what this all signals about American power in a region now facing a far stronger Iran. Watch full episodes of BT Live, join breakthroughnews.org as a member today! #breakthroughnews

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