Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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America and Iran have signed a flimsy peace deal that will stop the bombing and restart the oil. But the agreement will give Israel little comfort. America negotiated with Tehran without Israel in the room. With its old security doctrine in question, Israel is left without a clear strategy.

Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, is joined by Ed Carr, our deputy editor, Middle East correspondents Nick Pelham and Gregg Carlstrom, and Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, to discuss where the US—Israel relationship goes from here.

#Iran #Israel #America #Trump

00:00 - Can Israel still count on America?
00:50 - The fight over Lebanon
02:03 - Will Iran rein in Hizbullah?
02:23 - Israel’s strategic vacuum
04:12 - The strained alliance with America

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