S8 Ep966: (9) Jonathan Schanzer describes the "ceasefire war" in the Middle East, where Iran continues attacks despite diplomatic efforts. He argues Iran aims to detach Gulf allies like Kuwait from the West. Schanzer advocates for maximum economic pressure on TehrD
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🗓️ 4 June 2026
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| 1:18.7 | Jonathan Shenz, the executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy's |
| 1:23.7 | joins me to watch very carefully how the word ceasefire is being used in several venues, |
| 1:30.4 | not just the U.S., not just the Middle East, also Europe, across the map of Europe. |
| 1:35.8 | The word ceasefire comes up routinely. |
| 1:38.3 | And now I read from the New York Times, |
| 1:40.8 | drone barrage at Kuwait Airport kills one and injures dozens. |
| 1:45.9 | Subhead. |
| 1:46.9 | The attack was part of one of the biggest assaults on a Gulf nation since the U.S. |
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