Benoit Faucon
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287 appearances
13 recordings
2 series
first heard Aug 2025
last heard 10 Aug
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Then there was a more complicated situation of neighbors like Saudi Arabia.
You could see criticism in the way they were greeted by the Iranian authorities, like quoting parts of the Koran that were critical of the Saudi leadership.
So that relationship is obviously damaged.
And that was evident in, you know, the kind of lukewarm reception they got once they arrived in Tehran.
Thank you.
Halibaf was very angry that Trump obviously threatened Iran over its support of Hezbollah during the talks.
Obviously, he didn't know during the session because they don't have their phones.
But once he came out, I mean, I was told by someone who was present that
He said, you know, did you know that your boss was going to say that?
You know, it's kind of really causing questions, sincerity of these talks, of this engagement.
And that was very embarrassing for Vance, obviously.
But the talks through intermediaries did continue and make a lot of progress.
So Ivan really wants to make progress because that means it's going to be cash coming into his coffers that he badly needs.
It's an economic crisis.
Cash that can come over through unfrozen assets or for all sales.
So
you know, they kind of become very pragmatic when it comes to that conversation.
WSJ What’s News · U.S., Iran Reach Peace Deal. But Israel Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon. · 15 Jun 2026
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As far as we know, the memorandum of understanding mostly agrees on really low-level demands.
For instance, secession of fighting on both sides, the fact that Iran would not have a nuclear weapon, the fact that both sides...
will respect each other's territorial integrity, won't interfere in their domestic affairs, and most crucially, that Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.
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