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Peace for Our Time? Amb. Shapiro on the U.S.-Iran Deal

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Introduction
2:03
Why This U.S.-Israel War With Iran Was a Strategic Mistake
17:14
The Details of the Memorandum of Understanding
30:34
Prospects for Getting to the Second Phase of the Agreement
43:07
The State of the Trump-Netanyahu Relationship and Upcoming Elections
Israel Policy Pod
Peace for Our Time? Amb. Shapiro on the U.S.-Iran Deal
Jun 18, 2026
Israel Policy Forum

On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel. They discuss why the recent U.S.-Israel war with Iran was a strategic mistake, what this week's memorandum of understanding reached between the U.S. and Iran actually includes, what the deal says about Trump's priorities and leverage in the negotiations, the slim prospects of actually getting a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program, the state of relations between Trump and Netanyahu, where Israel goes from here, and more. 

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