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0:00 Headlines
6:07 Is Trump breaking with Israel?
11:51 Making sense of the US-Houthi ceasefire
15:55 Will the US give Saudi Arabia nuclear power?
22:35 Reading the tea leaves on US-Iran talks
26:54 Would Trump really go to war with Iran?
29:03 Are restrainers gaining ground in the Trump administration?
35:31 How Israel could undermine US-Iran talks
Recorded May 9, 2025.
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Discussed in Overtime:
Has Trump given up on Gaza?
The limits of the hypocrisy argument.
Does Trump have a Syria policy?
Israel and Turkey jockey for influence in Syria.
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