The Iran War Has No Exit

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Ian Bremmer (President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media) joins Chris Cuomo to break down where the Iran war is actually heading — and why the short-term politics are masking a much more serious long-term problem. Bremmer walks through the state of the ceasefire talks, the role Jared Kushner is playing in negotiations, and why Trump now has marginally more leverage than he did in the first round — but still not enough to get a deal that holds. He and Cuomo debate whether the Abraham Accords were a genuine diplomatic achievement or a business arrangement that lined Kushner's pockets, and what that history means for trusting the current process. The conversation turns to the economic consequences that are already unfolding — semiconductor shortages, jet fuel supply chains, LNG infrastructure damage, and the Strait of Hormuz — and why Bremmer argues these will take years to work through regardless of how Trump announces an exit. Join The Chris Cuomo Project on YouTube for ad-free episodes, early releases, exclusive access to Chris, and more: https://www.youtube.com/@chriscuomo/join Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Get 30% off Soul Mood Gummies at https://GetSoul.com with promo code CUOMO. Find LUCY near you at https://lucy.co/stores, or save 20% on your first online order at https://lucy.co/CCP with promo code CCP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.1	We are at a crisis point at the war in Iran.
0:27.5	And it could go different ways or it could go no way.
0:30.7	But there are clues and there are major implications to what's happening right now.
0:39.8	Some are political, but most of them are geopolitical and economic. And you have to understand why what's happening with the Iran war
0:47.8	is so dangerous as a critical thinker and to the primary ambition that unites us all, which was taking care of our
0:57.0	country, it is all up for grabs. And to understand how it all goes from being like this,
1:03.5	to woven together into a real tapestry of what is coming our way is Mr. Ian Breremmer of GZero Media and the Eurasia group.
1:14.6	This is a man who knows the players in the Middle East, knows what is happening, and know why things are going to get worse, no matter what happens in the near term. So what is the micro, what is the
1:31.1	short term, what is the mid and long term? These are all the questions that you need answers to
1:37.4	and one man can help you with each and all and his name is Ian Bremmer. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo podcast. Thank you for being with me,
1:47.5	and now listen to this. Ian Bremmer, always a pleasure. Help me understand what is going on with these talks.
2:04.7	I mean, is this all just posturing the security thing with J.D. Vance, but he hasn't left, but is he going?
2:11.1	And the regime saying, oh, yeah, we're going to go as soon as you do this. What's going on? Give me a read.
2:18.6	So, I mean, clearly this is not about the talks might be off. It is more that they want
2:26.4	less work in Islamabad. They're working with the Pakistanis. There's, I think, a pretty
2:31.3	decent working relationship at this point from the United States on that side.
2:36.0	There's a three-page memorandum of understanding, which basically sets out the principles of what an agreement would look like.
2:46.0	And there's a lot of back and forth happening right now before the two sides are actually face to face.
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