Have the U.S. and Iran FINALLY Reached a Deal? Iran Expert Explains

Iranian-American Academic Vali Nasr returns to ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ to help cut through all the noise and break down not just the basics of the war, but how it will weigh on the Middle East as a whole in the years to come. In a wide-ranging interview, Vali Nasr unpacks what the U.S. wants in a peace deal vs. what Iran wants in a peace deal, how China is emerging as a key Iranian ally, how the war has reshaped Gulf States’ relationships with the U.S, why the Strait of Hormuz is still such a critical component to this war, how Hezbollah has affected Israeli incursions in Lebanon and what Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu really want out of the conflict. *This interview was published over a week ago on zeteo.com. If you would like early access to exclusive content like this, then head over to Zeteo’s Substack and become a paid subscriber today. Your support goes a long way in fueling our mission to bring fearless, independent, no BS journalism to YOU our subscribers - so, what are you waiting for? Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Iran Deal 5:00 Strait of Hormuz 8:12 Middle East 12:48 Mujtaba Khamanei 16:41 Winning 24:00 Ignorance 27:30 Lebanon Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Find Zeteo: Twitter:   / zeteo_news   Instagram:   / zeteonews   TikTok:   / zeteonews   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter:   / @mehdirhasan   Instagram:   / @mehdirhasan   Tik Tok:   / mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/networ...