<p>Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?</p><br><p>Less than a day after the historic MoU was signed to end the war, fighting has been ongoing in Lebanon, with Hezbollah killing four Israeli soldiers and Benjamin Netanyahu unleashing a punishing wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon. A new ceasefire has today been agreed - but can it hold?</p><br><p>Sophia Yan and Venetia Rainey discuss the latest news and the significance of US Vice President JD Vance’s stark warning to Israel to “wake up and smell reality”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Plus, New York Times journalist Yeganeh Torbati, co-author of <em>Stolen Revolution</em>, joins to discuss why Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is distancing himself from Trump's deal, and how the IRGC is using this diplomatic breathing room to prepare for a potential resumption of the war down the line.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Highlights</p><p><br></p><ul><li>US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning</li><li>Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan&nbsp;</p><p>Yeganeh Torbati, NYT journalist and co-author Stolen Revolution @yjtorbati&nbsp;</p><br><p>Producer: Max Bower</p><p>Executive Producers: Louisa Wells &amp; Venetia Rainey</p><br><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk</a></p><br><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:&nbsp;</p><p>Vance tells Israel: You can’t kill your way out of problems</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/jd-vance-israel-friends/</p><br><p>Stolen Revolution: Betrayal &amp; Hope in Modern Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Iran: The Latest

The Telegraph

‘Wake up’: US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning

JUN 19, 202639 MIN
Iran: The Latest

‘Wake up’: US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning

JUN 19, 202639 MIN

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<p>Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?</p><br><p>Less than a day after the historic MoU was signed to end the war, fighting has been ongoing in Lebanon, with Hezbollah killing four Israeli soldiers and Benjamin Netanyahu unleashing a punishing wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon. A new ceasefire has today been agreed - but can it hold?</p><br><p>Sophia Yan and Venetia Rainey discuss the latest news and the significance of US Vice President JD Vance’s stark warning to Israel to “wake up and smell reality”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Plus, New York Times journalist Yeganeh Torbati, co-author of <em>Stolen Revolution</em>, joins to discuss why Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is distancing himself from Trump's deal, and how the IRGC is using this diplomatic breathing room to prepare for a potential resumption of the war down the line.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Highlights</p><p><br></p><ul><li>US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning</li><li>Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan&nbsp;</p><p>Yeganeh Torbati, NYT journalist and co-author Stolen Revolution @yjtorbati&nbsp;</p><br><p>Producer: Max Bower</p><p>Executive Producers: Louisa Wells &amp; Venetia Rainey</p><br><p>WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk</a></p><br><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:&nbsp;</p><p>Vance tells Israel: You can’t kill your way out of problems</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/jd-vance-israel-friends/</p><br><p>Stolen Revolution: Betrayal &amp; Hope in Modern Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>