Why Israel-Hezbollah threatens Trump’s Iran peace plan
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This podcast was produced on the lands of the Wabakal and Gadigal people. Do you remember back in February when Donald Trump said this? To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand.
Stay sheltered. Don't leave your home.
It's very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It was his first message announcing the beginning of the war in Iran. Trump boldly told the Iranian people to be ready to overthrow their government.
This will be probably your only chance for generations For many years, you have asked for America's help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight.
It was very inspirational rhetoric.
Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach.
This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass. Now, when was the moment for action exactly? Did we miss it? Were any destinies actually seized? Because now Donald Trump is telling us that the war is over.
On Sunday, we reached an agreement with Iran that achieves everything we set out to accomplish, everything and much more.
The new deal Trump is negotiating appears to be essentially the same as the Iran nuclear deal struck by Barack Obama and torn up by Trump in 2018, except it's a bit worse. Well, it's much worse. ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. It seems that the promise to help the Iranian people overthrow their oppressors has been tossed down the memory hole. Regardless of what you think about Trump's deal, I think most people around the world would agree that the war being over is a good thing, even if the deal is embarrassing for one side. Unfortunately, there's a big thorn in Donald Trump's side here, and it starts with B and ends with E.B.
Netanyahu.
In all fairness to Bibi Netanyahu, who happens to be a good man, gets a little excited sometimes, but he happens to be a very good man.
A condition of the US Iran peace deal is the end of hostilities in Lebanon. But Iran and the US aren't fighting in Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah are. And in bad news for Trump and his peace deal, Bibi Netanyahu doesn't want to stop.
What obstacles does Trump face in his Iran peace plan?
We have a little dispute over Lebanon and I say you can do a little softer touch, Bibi.
You don't have to knock down a building every time somebody walks into it that's from Hezbollah. No matter what Trump says, Bibi doesn't appear to be slowing down.
We established a security zone in Lebanon and we shall keep it as long as it's necessary to protect our people.
The thing is, this isn't the first time Benjamin Netanyahu has dug Israel into southern Lebanon and refused to leave. He's been doing it since the late 90s. We are not going to be deterred and we're not going to relent. The last time he did it, it cost him his job. But this time he's convinced it's going to end differently. In fact, this time he's worried that if he's forced to pull out of Lebanon by Trump's peace deal, that's the thing that will cost him his job.
The story of what's really going on in Lebanon is complex. We're going to spend the next couple of weeks looking at it. First, we'll see what happened last time Israel invaded Lebanon. And then we'll look at what's different this time. It's an incredible story. It involves puppet states, exploding pages, spies and helicopter crashes. And at the end of it, you'll see why this particular conflict is creating such a paradox for Trump and Netanyahu.
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