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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 46 MIN

Israel CAN’T BEAT Iran in Lebanon War

from Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté · host Aaron Maté and Katie Halper

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.comTo support our work and go ad-free, click here.Subscribers get our recap of the craziest in corporate media, the Friday Free-for-All:The Trump Administration just announced their latest achievement: it’s a ceasefire in Lebanon!One problem: they excluded from their ceasefire talks Israel’s main target, Hezbollah. The US is fully backing Israel’s continued assault, which has included the bombing of civilian infrastructure, killing over 3,000 people since March and displacing over 1.2 million.What this means for the so-called ceasefire: Hezbollah must withdraw from its own territory in the south of Lebanon and Israel has no terms. Unsurprisingly, Hezbollah has rejected this deal, declining the opportunity to freely hand over their own territory to the invading Israeli army.While corporate media has reported this simply as Hezbollah refusing peace, we’re digging deeper into the story to find out what’s actually happening in Lebanon: where is Israel attacking, what is Hezbollah’s goal, to what extent will Iran back Hezbollah, and why are the US and Israel failing to take control in Lebanon.To do this, we speak with Michael Young, senior editor at the Carnegie Middle East Center and author of The Ghosts of Martyrs Square. He is based in Lebanon.Michael has a different perspective on Hezbollah and Lebanon than most of our guests, but rather than giving you the same perspective every week, we want to feature different voices who may disagree with us, which gives us a fuller picture of the conflict. So speaking from Lebanon, Michael Young gives his take on the dilemma that Lebanon faces and what he thinks is the best way to stop Israel’s invasion.Subscribe to support our work! You’ll get the ad-free version of our episode PLUS our Friday Free-for-All: Former Biden and Obama Official Wants You to "Put Aside the Horrors of Gaza" For a While...Get it all here:

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