Episode 283 Audio: Murtaza Hussain

Welcome to Episode 283 of KK&F with reporter Murtaza Hussain, on the penalty of the deal for peace in Iran. After this week’s news of the brokered deal went public, Murtaza wrote a piece for Drop Site News documenting mixed reactions and protests in Iran. He attests to the fact that the deal was largely accepted, but delves into a case that dissenters are making: that the US cannot be trusted to abide by any agreement. Now, Trump has agreed to permit Iran to sell oil and to lift sanctions, provided that Iran cease the development of any nuclear weapons and open the Strait of Hormuz. (It’s a fourteen-point plan, but those points stand out to us.)Will it all go through? Will this deal be enough? It’s a question we’ve asked before, weeks and months ago on this podcast, when peace seemed right around the corner but the U.S. invariably reneged on a ceasefire or failed to abide in other ways by the terms of an agreement. We’ve also talked about the sabotage Israel could inflict here, striking at Iran by undermining the deal and especially by continuing its bombing of Lebanon. And we’ve certainly touched on the status of this conflict as an utter, messy loss for Trump’s government. So we return to topics like this with totally new and fresh information from this latest development, and Murtaza, who has been closely following and reporting on these questions for months, is the perfect person to lead any conversation on how our sense of what’s possible in this war and what it would take to end it.Thanks for tuning into this episode of KK&F. This episode is available on major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com/subscribe