# Iran Impasse: Trump Wants Airstrikes as Stockpiles Depleted

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Podcast: [The Duran on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169)
Published: 2026-05-23T04:22:26+00:00
Episode link: https://odysee.com/iran-impasse-trump-wants-airstrikes-as:66799cee404e99479db8c8ecd68d22e08731ae1c
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## Resource

The Duran: Episode 2527 The United States finds itself in a deepening Iran impasse as new reporting confirms Iran has preserved most of its missile stockpile, is tracking and striking US stealth aircraft, and is outlasting the American economic blockade far longer than Washington predicted. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris on The Duran expose the full picture: US interceptors at half capacity, diplomacy going nowhere through Pakistan intermediaries, Gulf states panicking over desalination plant vulnerability, and the jaw-dropping New York Times revelation that the Israel and US regime change plan rested on installing the deeply discredited Ahmadinejad as Iran's next leader. Is this the biggest intelligence and strategic failure in American foreign policy in a generation? 00:00:00 Introduction: Iran negotiations update and impasse explained 00:01:21 Iran's attack success: missiles and launchers mostly intact 00:02:57 Iran tracking and striking US stealth aircraft over Iran 00:03:58 Iran's economic resilience: Caspian and land routes holding 00:05:11 Pressure is on the US not Iran: energy crisis and depleted arsenals 00:07:41 US military told Trump: do not strike, we are not ready 00:09:38 Washington Post: US interceptor stockpiles at 50% and falling 00:13:54 Can a deal still happen? What proper diplomacy would look like 00:16:27 A waiting game: Trump stretching out the conflict, Iran outlasting him 00:20:03 Gulf states trapped: currency swaps, desalination fears and Saudi outreach 00:23:39 NYT revelation: Ahmadinejad was the US and Israel regime change plan 00:27:32 Neocon pattern: regime change obsession with no plan for the day after ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.…

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