# Countdown to War! Final Hours Before Trump's Ceasefire Ends with Iran w Prof. John Mearsheimer

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Podcast: [Redacted News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/redacted-news-1331185)
Published: 2026-04-21T23:16:53+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8893757
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Iran war negotiations, Trump bombing threat, Strait of Hormuz blockade, Israel lobby influence — Professor John Mearsheimer joins Redacted to break down why the US has effectively lost its war against Iran, how Netanyahu and Mossad chief David Barnea convinced Trump a shock-and-awe strategy would topple the Iranian regime, and why the ongoing naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is sabotaging peace talks in Islamabad.

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