Gregg Carlstrom
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first heard May 2026
last heard 21 Jul
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The Intelligence from The Economist · On the home strait? A path to peace in Iran · 15 Jun 2026
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It looked as if the possibility of a deal might be slipping away, only to have this somewhat surprising late night announcement from both America and Iran that they had in fact reached
We don't know if it's real or if it's a bit of diplomatic theater.
Donald Trump has publicly criticized the Israelis for striking in Beirut.
He said it shouldn't have happened.
But we don't know if in private he actually gave Israel a green light to do that.
And this public messaging was just meant to placate or avoid antagonizing the Iranians.
But nonetheless, I think the strain here between the US and Israel.
Israel underscores the fact that they went into this war together, but with different aims.
And ultimately, for the Trump administration, the focus of the war became the Strait of Hormos, right?
It became figuring out a way to reopen the Strait.
They tried doing that by imposing a blockade on Iran.
They tried doing it through military means.
They weren't able to do it.
And so now I think they feel as if they have no chance.
choice but to make an agreement that will reopen the strait and get oil and gas moving again.
Whereas for Israel, their priorities were different in this war.
They wanted to do more damage to Iran's not just nuclear program, but its missile program, its regional proxies such as Hezbollah.
And so we got to a point where their interests simply diverged and the Israelis, I think, are quite unhappy.
with the sort of deal that has emerged between the US and Iran.
It's a deal to do more deal making.
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