U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Tested as Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf

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🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Tensions remain high in the Persian Gulf as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire late last week, calling into question whether an already fragile ceasefire still holds. Meanwhile, President Trump called Tehran’s response to an American proposal to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz “totally unacceptable.” We’ll talk about the latest diplomatic efforts, the risk of escalation and the impact of the war in the region and at home. Guests: Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; author, "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy;" former president, National Iranian American Council Joshua Keating, senior correspondent, Vox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.9	U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told meet the press Sunday that the Trump administration
0:47.2	would be open to pausing the federal gas tax to give Americans relief from surging prices,
0:53.4	though the savings would still leave gas prices
0:55.5	higher than before the war in Iran. Meanwhile, experts predict only weeks before the global
1:00.7	energy crunch turns catastrophic. Yet prospects for a negotiated end to the war remain dim,
1:06.6	as President Trump yesterday called Iran's response to the U.S. proposal to win the war totally unacceptable.
1:12.6	And on the show, full measure, Trump undercut his administration's messaging last week that combat operations were over.
1:19.6	So is it accurate to say you think that combat operations are over and done?
1:24.6	No, I didn't say that. I said they are they are defeated but that
1:29.8	doesn't mean they're done we could go in for two more weeks and do every
1:35.9	single target we have certain targets that we wanted it and we've done
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