Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Amidst the U.S.-Iran negotiations, Alastair Crooke says, Iran is not incentivized to end the war. It wants to "break the paradigm" — and restore its global status.

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(0:00) Intro
(3:55) Ceasefire explained
(9:27) Blowing up the paradigm
(13:30) Iran’s missile system
(15:17) Death toll in Iran
(15:58) Financial aspect
(20:49) Iran’s leverage
(25:13) Key player is Israel
(27:48) Is Israel sabotaging agreements?
(30:13) Iran changing the paradigm
(32:10) Is Trump aware of how cornered they are?
(34:50) Iranian revolution is coming back
(37:22) Does Trump know Iran holds the cards?
(46:20) Will America resume its aerial campaign?
(49:50) Outro