The Ceasefire Two-Step

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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It's Friday, and we are back to discuss reports that Iran has used the ongoing ceasefire to extract missiles and launchers from destroyed sites and how losing countries can exploit breaks in fighting to their advantage, as well as Trump's anti-weaponization fund and his other corrupt practices. Plus, John recommends Faulkner's Light in August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the best.
0:09.0	Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily podcast.
0:25.5	Today is Friday, May 29th, 2026.
0:29.0	I'm John Baudhord.
0:29.8	It's the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:31.6	With me, as always, executive editor, Abe.
0:33.7	Greenwald, hi, Abe.
0:35.3	Hi, John.
0:36.3	Senior editor, Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth. Hi, Joan. Senior editor, Seth Mandel.
0:38.2	Hi, Seth.
0:39.7	Hi, John.
0:40.8	And commentary, social commentary columnist Christine Rosen.
0:45.2	Hi, Christine.
0:46.4	Hi, Christine.
0:47.3	So, ceasefires are an interesting pause in action,
0:52.6	and while they supposedly mean that there should be no kinetic action
0:56.9	exchanged between the parties at ceasefire,
1:01.5	that doesn't mean that other things can't be happening.
1:04.5	While the ceasefire is going on,
1:06.0	we can position new forces, move our forces around, and so on. And it appears that the Iranians have
1:13.9	been busy little beavers, because according to CNN, Iran used bulldozers and evacuation trucks
1:24.9	to reopen at least 15 entrances to 18 underground missile sites during the ceasefire
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