Are Iran Missile Strikes Inevitable?

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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With missile threats growing, Iran and U.S. negotiators meet in Geneva. A shoot-out at sea raises questions about vessels near Cuba. And documents suggest that Jeffrey Epstein managed to hide evidence from investigators for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.4	It's Thursday, February 26th. These talks will be constructive or else. We start here.
0:36.9	With the looming threat of military strikes, Iran and American negotiators are back in Switzerland.
0:43.0	The forcer has been amassed here.
0:45.4	Looks like a force for war.
0:47.3	What each side is looking for and can any of that prevent missiles from flying?
0:52.2	A confrontation off the Cuban coastline leaves several dead.
0:56.0	The real question here is, were they inside of Cuban territorial waters?
1:00.0	What happened and exactly where did it happen?
1:03.0	Each answer is going to be important.
1:04.0	And we know these files exist, so where did they go?
1:08.0	They just don't exist in the Epstein files.
1:10.0	The curious case of a young woman making allegations not just about Jeffrey Epstein, but about Donald Trump.
1:18.1	From ABC News, this is Start Here.
1:21.3	I'm Brad Milkey.
1:34.8	Today, delegates from the U.S. and Iran are back in Geneva, Switzerland, having indirect negotiations about Iran's nuclear program.
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