5/26/26: Trump Bombs Iran, Prof Marandi On Negotiations, Trump Pauses Taiwan Arms Sales
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump bombs Iran as Israel ramps up Lebanon attacks, Professor Marandi on neocons killing deal, Trump pauses Taiwan arms sales.
Professor Marandi: https://x.com/s_m_marandi?s=20
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| 0:39.4 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Tuesday. |
| 0:40.7 | I have an amazing show for everybody today. |
| 0:41.3 | What do? |
| 0:42.0 | Indeed, we do. |
| 0:46.4 | Potential Iran deal not looking so hot as the U.S. resumed airstrikes in southern Iran yesterday. |
| 0:47.4 | And Israel is saying they are escalating in Lebanon. |
| 0:50.1 | So some pretty dire signs there. |
| 0:52.5 | Professor Mohamed Mirandi is also going to join us to talk about |
| 0:55.2 | the view from the Iranian perspective on these developments and what he thinks is going to happen |
| 1:00.3 | next. We're also going to take a look at the fallout globally from the U.S.'s strategic defeat |
| 1:05.6 | in Iran. Right now, the Trump administration has paused weapon sales to Taiwan. Of course, |
| 1:10.4 | this comes on the heels of that big trip to China. |
| 1:13.1 | So very interesting indications there. |
| 1:15.7 | Minnesota has become the first state in the nation to ban prediction markets like |
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