Is the US-Iran agreement a real move toward peace or just a fragile memorandum?

On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the "deal" and pause in hostilities, the shifting regional dynamics and military forces at play, and how each nation's internal political pressures could lead us straight back to war. Also: the advantage of defense; the US-Israel divide.

Episode recorded on June 17, 2026.

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