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‘Wake up’: US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning
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- Iran: The Latest
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- Jun 19, 2026
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- 2356
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Summary
Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart? 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? 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”. Plus, New York Times journalist Yeganeh Torbati, co-author of Stolen Revolution , 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. Highlights US forces Israel into Hezbollah ceasefire after stark warning Is Donald Trump’s US-Iran peace deal already falling apart? CONTRIBUTORS: Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan Yeganeh Torbati, NYT journalist and co-author Stolen Revolution @yjtorbati Producer: Max Bower Executive Producers: Louisa Wells & Venetia Rainey WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: Vance tells Israel: You can’t kill your way out of problems https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/jd-vance-israel-friends/ Stolen Revolution: Betrayal & Hope in Modern Iran https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457807/stolen-revolution-by-torbati-bozorgmehr-sharafedin-and-yeganeh/9780241744017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.