Trita Parsi: Nuclear Strike on Iran After Trump Humiliation in the Midterms?

Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Follow his excellent Substack: tritaparsi.substack.com/Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: glenndiesen.substack.com X/Twitter: x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: gofund.me/09ea012fBuy Diesen merchandise: diesen-shop.fourthwall.com/en-nokBooks by Prof. Glenn Diesen: amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL00:00 Trita Parsi on the midterms and Iran war risks01:02 How a congressional shift could change Trump’s calculations05:56 What a third round of fighting could involve10:49 Could Israel strike Iran, and what could follow?15:48 Iran’s warning of no red lines and a wider theater21:15 When European defensive support becomes participation23:05 Russia, China, and Iran’s air-defense preparations25:07 JD Vance’s letter and the opening for diplomacy31:05 Vance’s anti-war constituency and White House divisions35:42 How internal disputes could derail a deal38:59 The blockade, oil revenues, and the proposed short-term MOU