Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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(0:00) Intro
(2:51) Escalation coming?
(5:26) How desperate is Israel?
(6:45) What will Iranians do in case of escalation?
(9:31) Strikes during negotiations
(11:24) Kushner and Witkoff
(13:08) The future of the Strait
(14:14) The diaspora vs. Iranians
(17:07) How sanctions have affected Iranian society
(23:41) Arming Kurdish rebels
(26:06) Providing the pretext
(27:08) Iranian government support increasing
(30:50) Nuclear weapons
(34:25) Outro