Episode

"It Looks Like He's Folding" — Paul Rieckhoff on Trump's Iran Peace Memo

Podcast: Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Published: May 10, 2026
Duration seconds: 497
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Summary

The White House wants you to believe the Iran war is winding down. A one-page memo. A ceasefire. A market bump. But missiles are still flying on both sides, an Apache just lit up six speedboats, and the regime that murdered tens of thousands of its own people — and 13 Americans — is still very much in charge. Paul Rieckhoff sits down for a no-BS solo briefing on Trump's Iran framework, the four goals the administration set on day one, and why only one of them — eliminating Iran's Navy — looks anything like accomplished.