{"podcast":{"title":"The Duran on Odysee","slug":"the-duran-on-odysee-5399169","podcast_index_feed_id":5399169,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@theduran:e","website_url":"https://theduran.com","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCdeMVChrumySxV9N1w0Au-w","author":"The Duran","episode_count":50,"summary":"#TheDuran DAILY NEWS: http://theduran.com *****LOCALS COMMUNITY***** https://theduran.locals.com 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL: https://theduran.locals.com/support/promo/DURANLOCALS *****THE DURAN SHOP***** http://drnshop.com 10% OFF COUPON. Use code at checkout​​​​: REALNEWS *****OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS***** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou *****CRYPTO SUPPORT***** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj ADA: addr1v94ayqu53uklgqnn6c4x4weu8zk4uw78km8capd5rjdc06q28j370 HEX: 0xD449694348B1D618ECa2829Bbc901782F5172689 EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R *****DONATE***** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/theduran/10 SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran *****VIDEO PLATFORMS***** SUPER U: https://bit.ly/3hg1B3R RUMBLE THE DURAN: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: THE DURAN: https://odysee.com/@theduran ALEXANDER: https://odysee.com/@AlexanderMercouris:a ALEX: https://odysee.com/@alexchristoforou:7 BITCHUTE: THE DURAN: https://www.bitchute.…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:19:32.116356+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169"},"episode":{"title":"Pressure to Walk Away From A Good Iran Deal","slug":"pressure-to-walk-away-from-a-good-iran-deal","published_at":"2026-05-26T07:42:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/pressure-to-walk-away-from-a-good-iran-deal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169","url":"https://odysee.com/pressure-to-walk-away-from-a-good-iran:33ffcc0af133e4fd634206aefe457ed799667a0a","audio_url":"https://player.odycdn.com/v6/streams/33ffcc0af133e4fd634206aefe457ed799667a0a/92caa2.mp4","summary":"The Duran: Episode 2530 A credible Iran deal is sitting on the table and the United States is walking away from it. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down why the proposed memorandum of understanding, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pause the conflict and begin nuclear enrichment talks, actually serves American interests, and why a coordinated neocon pressure campaign led by Pompeo, Graham and Cruz is pushing Trump to reject it. With US weapons inventories depleted, Iran stronger than ever, and Israel working furiously behind the scenes to prevent any settlement, the question is whether Trump has the resolve to stand up to the people who got him into this and secure a deal, or whether America is about to drift back into an even deeper debacle. 00:00:00 Introduction: Iran deal breakdown and the back and forth 00:00:26 What is actually on the table: the memorandum of understanding explained 00:01:51 Why the deal objectively serves US interests including Hormuz and the fleet 00:02:56 The problem: America went in seeking regime change not nuclear limits 00:03:23 Pompeo, Graham and Cruz: neocon pressure campaign against any settlement 00:04:35 Impossible demands: Iran handing over its nuclear stockpile 00:05:24 Trump compares the deal to Obama and the JCPOA: what that reveals 00:06:48 Why this will likely end up as JCPOA 2 with Hormuz added 00:07:27 US weapons inventories depleted: the real weakness behind the threats 00:09:05 Neocons will not give up: this is their last chance for regime change 00:10:00 Israel, Lebanon and the ceasefire complication 00:10:32 Trump must choose: capitulate to neocons or stand firm and get a deal 00:12:12 What a memorandum of understanding actually means and why it may not hold 00:13:53 Trust collapse: can…","meta_description":"The Duran: Episode 2530 A credible Iran deal is sitting on the table and the United States is walking away from it. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1002,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/episodes/pressure-to-walk-away-from-a-good-iran-deal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/pressure-to-walk-away-from-a-good-iran-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}